Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 27 › Conversation 027-093

Nixon phone call with Haldeman on Presidential administration

Wednesday, July 26, 1972 · 5:42 PM–5:48 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation027-093 on Tape 27StartWednesday, July 26, 1972 at 5:42 PMEndWednesday, July 26, 1972 at 5:48 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 027-093 ↗

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman engaged in a brief telephone consultation regarding internal administration matters. The discussion focused on coordinating ongoing policy or political tasks, though specific details remain obscured due to the lack of a transcript. This interaction highlights the regular communication loop between the President and his Chief of Staff during the summer of 1972.

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On July 26, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 5:42 pm to 5:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 027-093 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 27-93

Date: July 26, 1972
Time: 5:42 pm - 5:48 pm

Location: White House Telephone

H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 352-12A]

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  • 027-091 5:10 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor talked on the telephone from 5:10 pm to 5:20 pm.
  • 352-007 5:10 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:10 pm.
  • 352-008 5:10 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Clark MacGregor met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:10 pm to 5:20 pm.
  • 027-092 5:20 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:20 pm and 5:29 pm.
  • 352-009 5:21 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:21 pm to 5:29 pm.
  • 352-010 5:29 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:29 pm and 5:35 pm.
  • 352-011 5:29 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:29 pm and 5:35 pm.
  • 352-012 5:35 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Patrick J. Buchanan, Alexander P. Butterfield, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:35 pm to 5:55 pm.

Conversation 027-093, July 26, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/027-093 (accessed October 1, 2026).