Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 25 › Conversation 025-090

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

Tuesday, June 20, 1972 · 7:36 PM–7:52 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation025-090 on Tape 25 (tape position 03:34:57–03:35:08)StartTuesday, June 20, 1972 at 7:36 PMEndTuesday, June 20, 1972 at 7:52 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 025-090 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This brief administrative interaction served as the necessary logistical step to initiate a direct conversation between the President and his senior advisor. No substantive policy matters or further details were discussed during this exchange.

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NARA Description

On June 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:36 pm and 7:52 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 025-090 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 25-90

Date: June 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:36 and 7:52 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 20, 1972

  • 025-089 4:09 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Patrick J. Buchanan talked on the telephone from 4:09 pm to 4:16 pm.
  • 344-004 4:14 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:14 pm and 4:35 pm.
  • 344-005 4:14 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:14 pm and 4:35 pm.
  • 344-006 4:35 PM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:35 pm to 5:25 pm.
  • 025-091 7:52 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:52 pm to 7:59 pm.
  • 344-007 7:52 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:52 pm to 7:59 pm.
  • 025-092 7:59 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:59 pm and 8:04 pm.
  • 344-008 7:59 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:59 pm and 8:04 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 025-090, June 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/025-090 (accessed September 30, 2026).