Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 28 › Conversation 028-020
Nixon phone call with Haldeman on withheld materials
Monday, July 31, 1972 · 9:51 PM–9:57 PM ET · White House Telephone · 16 sec
A 16-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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NARA Description
On July 31, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 9:51 pm to 9:57 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 028-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 28-20 Date: July 31, 1972 Time: 9:51 pm - 9:57 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman [See Conversation No. 757-13] ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 5m 53s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
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Also recorded on July 31, 1972
- 757-013 9:51 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:51 pm to 9:57 pm.
- 757-014 9:57 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:57 pm and 10:16 pm.
- 757-015 9:57 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:57 pm and 10:16 pm.
- 757-016 9:57 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:57 pm and 10:16 pm.
- 757-017 9:57 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:57 pm and 10:16 pm.
- 757-018 9:57 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:57 pm and 10:16 pm.
- 028-021 10:16 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:16 pm to 10:25 pm.
- 757-019 10:16 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:16 pm to 10:25 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 028-020, July 31, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/028-020 (accessed November 1, 2026).