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

Haldeman phone call on Charles W. Colson and communications

Saturday, June 10, 1972 · 1:40 PM–4:45 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsHaldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operatorConversation025-025 on Tape 25 (tape position 01:14:15–01:14:17)StartSaturday, June 10, 1972 at 1:40 PMEndSaturday, June 10, 1972 at 4:45 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 025-025 ↗

H. R. Haldeman initiates a telephone call through the White House operator to connect with special counsel Charles W. Colson. The brief exchange serves as a procedural request to facilitate communication between the two staffers. No substantive policy matters or decisions were recorded during this short connection.

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Nå er vi igjen.
Nå er vi igjen.

On June 10, 1972, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 4:45 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-025 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 25-25

Date: June 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:40 pm and 4:45 pm
Location: White House Telephone

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

[See Conversation No. 341-14A]

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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 10/25/2017.]
[Unintelligible]
[025-025-w001]
[Duration: 3s]

     H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman requests a call with Charles W. Colson

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  • 025-026 1:40 PM · 5 min — unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 4:45 pm.
  • 025-027 1:40 PM · 21 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 4:45 pm.
  • 025-028 1:40 PM · 5 sec — unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 4:45 pm.
  • 025-029 1:40 PM · 54 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 4:45 pm.
  • 025-030 1:40 PM · 9 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 4:45 pm.
  • 025-031 1:40 PM · 31 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 4:45 pm.
  • 025-032 1:40 PM · 21 sec — the White House operator and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 4:45 pm.
  • 025-033 1:40 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 4:45 pm.

Conversation 025-025, June 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/025-025 (accessed October 12, 2026).