Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 30 › Conversation 030-026

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H.R. Haldeman

Monday, September 25, 1972 · 9:21 PM–9:23 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation030-026 on Tape 30StartMonday, September 25, 1972 at 9:21 PMEndMonday, September 25, 1972 at 9:23 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 030-026 ↗

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NARA Description

On September 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:21 pm and 9:23 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 030-026 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 30-26

Date: September 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:21 pm and 9:23 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a call to H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

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Holloman, please.
Thank you, sir.

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  • 356-014 4:43 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:43 pm and 5:16 pm.
  • 030-024 5:16 PM · 1 min — Charles W. Colson and W. Richard Howard talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:16 pm and 6:10 pm.
  • 356-015 5:16 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Patrick J. Buchanan, and W. Richard Howard met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:16 pm to 6:10 pm.
  • 030-025 9:07 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 9:07 pm to 9:21 pm.
  • 030-027 9:23 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 9:23 pm to 9:24 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 030-026, September 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/030-026 (accessed November 2, 2026).