Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 23 › Conversation 023-124
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H. R. Haldeman
Tuesday, May 2, 1972 · 9:17 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec
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On May 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:17 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-124 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 23-124
Date: May 2, 1972
Time: 9:17 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman's location
Request for a call to John K. Andrews, Jr.Transcript (AI-generated)
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- 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.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 023-124, May 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417193533). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/023-124 (accessed November 2, 2026).