Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 25 › Conversation 025-001

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H. R. Haldeman

Thursday, June 1, 1972 · 10:23 PM–11:17 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation025-001 on Tape 25 (tape position 00:00:33–00:00:39)StartThursday, June 1, 1972 at 10:23 PMEndThursday, June 1, 1972 at 11:17 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 025-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman. He specifically requested that the operator attempt to reach all of Haldeman’s available locations to ensure the connection was made. The interaction served as a logistical administrative task to facilitate direct communication with his top advisor.

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NARA Description

On June 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:23 pm and 11:17 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 25-1

Date: June 1, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:23 pm and 11:17 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for a call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

Also recorded on June 2, 1972

  • 025-002 11:17 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 11:17 pm to 11:30 pm.
  • 025-006 11:49 PM · 10 sec — Edward R. F. Cox and the White House operator talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 11:49 pm on June 1, 1972 and 8:30 am on June 6, 1972.
  • 025-007 11:49 PM · 14 min — Edward R. F. Cox and John Colby talked on the telephone on an unknown date, sometime between 11:49 pm on June 1, 1972 and 8:30 am on June 6, 1972.
  • 727-001 8:25 AM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:25 am to 9:11 am.
  • 727-002 9:11 AM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:11 am and 9:45 am.
  • 727-003 9:11 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:11 am and 9:45 am.
  • 727-004 9:11 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:11 am and 9:45 am.
  • 727-005 9:45 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:45 am to 10:03 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 025-001, June 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/025-001 (accessed October 9, 2026).