Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 23 › Conversation 023-150

Nixon, Haldeman & Connally on J. Edgar Hoover and Henry Kissinger

Thursday, May 4, 1972 · 9:30 AM–9:35 AM ET · White House Telephone · 38 sec

ParticipantsHaldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Connally, John B.; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Connally, John B.Conversation023-150 on Tape 23StartThursday, May 4, 1972 at 9:30 AMEndThursday, May 4, 1972 at 9:35 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 023-150 ↗

AI Summary

H. R. Haldeman coordinated a post-funeral meeting between himself, President Nixon, Henry Kissinger, and John Connally. The discussion centered on scheduling a time to convene immediately following the funeral of J. Edgar Hoover. Connally agreed to the proposed meeting, and the parties finalized plans to connect upon returning from the services.

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This is Haldeman, get me Secretary Conley.

Thank you.

12.

Quarter of.

Thank you.

1145.

Hello?

Bob Haldeman, John.

Yeah.

Just talking to Henry, could we get together with you right after the funeral?

Sure.

Would that be okay?

Yeah.

We'll come over there as soon as we get back.

All right, that's fine.

Okay.

All right.

Very good, sir.

NARA Description

On May 4, 1972, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 9:35 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-150 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 23-150

Date: May 4, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:30 and 9:35 am
Location: White House Telephone

H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to John B. Connally

Haldeman conferred with the President at an unknown time.

     The President's schedule
          -Haldeman's schedule

[End of conferral]

Haldeman talked with Connally at an unknown time.

     Haldeman's conversation with Henry A. Kissinger

     Connally's meeting with Haldeman
         -J. Edgar Hoover’s funeral
         -Time

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719-002 8:45 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:45 am to 8:57 am.
719-003 8:58 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:58 am to 9:02 am.
719-004 9:06 AM · 54 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, Stephen B. Bull, Henry A. Kissinger, and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:06 am to 9:59 am.
719-005 9:59 AM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:59 am.
719-006 9:59 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:59 am and 10:03 am.
719-007 9:59 AM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:59 am and 10:22 am.
719-008 10:22 AM · 8 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:22 am to 10:31 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 023-150, May 4, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/023-150 (accessed October 9, 2026).