Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 27 › Conversation 027-061

Haldeman phone call on Spiro T. Agnew and Communication logistics

Tuesday, July 25, 1972 · 5:41 PM–5:45 PM ET · White House Telephone · 18 sec

ParticipantsWhite House operator; Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation027-061 on Tape 27StartTuesday, July 25, 1972 at 5:41 PMEndTuesday, July 25, 1972 at 5:45 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 027-061 ↗

AI Summary

H. R. Haldeman coordinates with the White House operator to establish communication with Vice President Spiro T. Agnew regarding his current availability. Haldeman requests that the operator facilitate a call as soon as the Vice President returns to his office. The interaction serves as a logistical bridge to ensure a direct conversation between the two officials.

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Yes, sir.
They say the vice president is out of pocket right now.
He should be back within an hour.
Okay.
Leave work.
Yes, please.
As soon as he's available.
Surely.
I better talk to him.
That's fine.
All right.

NARA Description

On July 25, 1972, 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. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 027-061 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 27-61

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

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

[See Conversation No. 753-8E]

     Vice President Spiro T. Agnew's schedule

Also 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.
  • 027-060 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.
  • 027-062 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 027-061, 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/027-061 (accessed October 12, 2026).