Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 24 › Conversation 024-017

Nixon phone call with Haldeman on Republican congressional leadership

Monday, May 8, 1972 · 8:04 PM–8:05 PM ET · White House Telephone · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation024-017 on Tape 24 (tape position 00:16:55–00:17:12)StartMonday, May 8, 1972 at 8:04 PMEndMonday, May 8, 1972 at 8:05 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 024-017 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 646314350 ↗

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NARA Description

On May 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 8:04 pm to 8:05 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-017 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 24-17

Date: May 8, 1972
Time: 8:04 pm - 8:05 pm
Location: White House Telephone

H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the President.

[See also Conversation No. 336-68A]

     The President's meeting with Republican congressional leaders
          -Preparation
               -Margaret Chase Smith
                      -Absence

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Yeah.
Mr. President?
Yeah.
Mr. Haldeman calling, sir.
There you are.
They all ready?
Everybody's there except Margaret, who is probably not coming.
She was tentative.
Okay.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 024-017, May 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 646314350). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/024-017 (accessed November 2, 2026).