Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 27 › Conversation 027-058
Nixon phone call with Haldeman on Spiro T. Agnew and Vice President
Tuesday, July 25, 1972 · 5:40 PM–5:45 PM ET · White House Telephone · 26 sec
AI Summary
H. R. Haldeman initiated a request through the White House operator to contact Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, who was currently traveling in Washington State. Following a brief discussion with President Nixon, Haldeman coordinated the logistics of the call. The primary objective of the communication was to verify the Vice President's schedule.
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NARA Description
On July 25, 1972, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:40 pm and 5:45 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 027-058 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 27-58
Date: July 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:40 pm and 5:45 pm
Location: White House Telephone
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Vice President Spiro T. Agnew
Haldeman conferred with the President.
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Haldeman talked with the White House operator.
Agnew's scheduleAlso recorded on July 25, 1972
- 027-056 5:25 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:25 pm and 5:35 pm.
- 753-008 5:27 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, Mrs. George E. Mock, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Jack D. Maltester, Ronald L. Ziegler, Stephen B. Bull, Patrick J. Buchanan, Henry A. Kissinger, United States Secret Service agents, and Vice President Spiro T. Agnew met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:27 pm to 6:34 pm.
- 027-057 5:35 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Jack D. Maltester talked on the telephone from 5:35 pm to 5:40 pm.
- 027-059 5:41 PM · 39 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:41 pm and 5:45 pm.
- 027-060 5:41 PM · 26 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:41 pm and 5:45 pm.
- 027-061 5:41 PM · 18 sec — the White House operator and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:41 pm and 5:45 pm.
- 027-062 5:45 PM · 2 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:45 pm and 5:54 pm.
- 027-063 5:55 PM · 55 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Robert J. Dole talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:55 pm and 5:57 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 027-058, July 25, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/027-058 (accessed October 12, 2026).