Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 23 › Conversation 023-091

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

Wednesday, April 26, 1972 · 7:10 PM–7:37 PM ET · White House Telephone ·10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation023-091 onTape 23StartWednesday, April 26, 1972 at 7:10 PMEndWednesday, April 26, 1972 at 7:37 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 023-091 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief request for the White House operator to connect him with his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This administrative interaction serves as a logistical bridge to facilitate direct communication between the President and his primary aide. No further policy or substantive discussion occurs during this short exchange.

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Yes, please.
I wonder if you'd give Mr. Holliman for me, please.
Yes, thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On April 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:10 pm and 7:37 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-091 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 23-91

Date: April 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:10 and 7:37 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 333-40]

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

Also recorded on April 27, 1972

  • 023-090 7:07 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 7:07 pm to 7:10 pm.
  • 333-038 7:07 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:07 pm to 7:10 pm.
  • 333-039 7:10 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:10 pm and 7:37 pm.
  • 333-040 7:10 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:10 pm and 7:37 pm.
  • 023-092 7:37 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:37 pm.
  • 023-093 7:37 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:37 pm and 8:20 pm.
  • 333-041 7:37 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 7:37 pm.
  • 333-042 7:37 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:37 pm and 8:20 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 023-091, April 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/023-091 (accessed September 18, 2026).