Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 27 › Conversation 027-060

Nixon phone call with Haldeman on Robert J. Dole

Tuesday, July 25, 1972 · 5:41 PM–5:45 PM ET · White House Telephone · 26 sec

ParticipantsHaldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation027-060 on Tape 27StartTuesday, July 25, 1972 at 5:41 PMEndTuesday, July 25, 1972 at 5:45 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 027-060 ↗

A 26-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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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 5:41 pm and 5:45 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 027-060 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 27-60

Date: July 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:41 pm and 5:45 pm
Location: White House Telephone

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

[See Conversation No. 753-8D]

     Request for a call to Robert J. Dole

Haldeman conferred with the President.

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Haldeman talked with the White House operator.

     Status of call to Dole

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Senator Dole, please, this is Haldeman.
Thank you, sir.
Mr. Haldeman, he's on a long-distance call right now.
Could he call you back?
Yeah.
On this phone?
Yes, please.
Sure.
  • 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.
  • 027-058 5:40 PM · 26 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:40 pm and 5:45 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.
  • 027-061 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.

Conversation 027-060, 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/027-060 (accessed November 2, 2026).