Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 27 › Conversation 027-060
Nixon phone call with Haldeman on Robert J. Dole and Political Coordination
Tuesday, July 25, 1972 · 5:41 PM–5:45 PM ET · White House Telephone ·26 sec
AI Summary
H. R. Haldeman coordinates a telephone conversation with Senator Robert J. Dole to discuss administration business. After initial difficulty reaching the Senator due to his involvement in another call, Haldeman instructs the White House operator to have Dole return the call directly to his line. The brief exchange focuses primarily on logistical arrangements for communication between the White House and the Senator.
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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 5:41 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.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 27-60
Date: July 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:41 pm and 5:45 pm
Location: White House Telephone
(rev. Feb-02)
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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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 36s ]
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Haldeman talked with the White House operator.
Status of call to DoleAlso 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.
- 027-058 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.
Cite this conversation
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 September 18, 2026).