Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 22 › Conversation 022-132

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H.R. Haldeman

Sunday, April 16, 1972 · 9:57 AM–10:55 AM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation022-132 on Tape 22 (tape position 05:16:17–05:16:27)StartSunday, April 16, 1972 at 9:57 AMEndSunday, April 16, 1972 at 10:55 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 022-132 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a call to H.R. "Bob" Haldeman. The exchange served strictly as a logistical request to facilitate communication with his Chief of Staff. No further substantive policy discussions occurred during this brief interaction.

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Parliament please.
Thank you sir.

NARA Description

On April 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:57 am and 10:55 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-132 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 22-132

Date: April 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:57 am and 10:55 am
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for call to H. R. (“Bob”0 Haldeman

Also recorded on April 16, 1972

  • 329-053 9:57 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:57 am and 10:20 am.
  • 329-054 9:57 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:57 am and 10:20 am.
  • 329-055 10:20 AM · 50 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 10:20 am to 10:55 am.
  • 022-133 10:55 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 1:00 pm.
  • 022-134 10:55 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 1:00 pm.
  • 022-135 10:55 AM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 1:00 pm.
  • 022-136 10:55 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 1:00 pm.
  • 022-137 10:55 AM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John V. Brennan talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 1:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 022-132, April 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/022-132 (accessed October 1, 2026).