Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 23 › Conversation 023-148
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H.R. Haldeman
Wednesday, May 3, 1972 · 8:19 PM ET · White House Telephone · 4 sec
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On May 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:19 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-148 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 23-148
Date: May 3, 1972
Time: 8:19 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to H. R. (“Bob”) HaldemanTranscript (AI-generated)
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 023-148, May 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417193581). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/023-148 (accessed November 2, 2026).