Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 23 › Conversation 023-123
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H. R. Haldeman
Tuesday, May 2, 1972 · 9:14 PM–9:17 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a direct communication link. The primary purpose of the brief telephone interaction was to request a call to Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman. This action served as a routine administrative step for the President to initiate high-level coordination regarding White House business.
- H. R. Haldeman
- White House operations
- Presidential communication
- Executive staff coordination
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NARA Description
On May 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:14 pm and 9:17 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-123 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 23-123
Date: May 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:14 and 9:17 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to H. R. HaldemanAlso recorded on May 3, 1972
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- 023-126 9:22 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:22 pm and 9:25 pm.
- 023-127 9:25 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Harry S. Dent talked on the telephone from 9:25 pm to 9:31 pm.
- 023-128 9:31 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:31 pm and 9:35 pm.
- 023-129 9:35 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 9:35 pm to 9:40 pm.
- 718-001 7:58 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 7:58 am to 8:09 am.
- 099-012 8:09 AM · 1 hr 53 min — Richard M. Nixon and Republican Congressional leaders, including Robert P. Griffin, Margaret Chase Smith, Peter H. Dominick, Gordon L. Allott, George D. Aiken, Gerald R. Ford, Leslie C. Arends, John B. Anderson, John J. Rhodes, Barber B. Conable, Jr., Samuel L. Devine, H. Allen Smith, Robert C. ("Bob") Wilson, Richard H. Poff, William S. Mailliard, William E. Timmons, Richard K. Cook, Thomas C. Korologos, Patrick J. Buchanan, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:09 am and 10:45 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 023-123, May 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/023-123 (accessed October 10, 2026).