Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 31 › Conversation 031-046

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

Sunday, October 15, 1972 · 8:28 PM–8:48 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation031-046 on Tape 31StartSunday, October 15, 1972 at 8:28 PMEndSunday, October 15, 1972 at 8:48 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 031-046 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephone exchange with the White House operator to request a call be placed to H.R. “Bob” Haldeman. The primary purpose of this interaction is to facilitate communication between the President and his Chief of Staff. No further substantive policy matters are addressed during this administrative connection.

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Dr. Hardiman, please.
Thank you, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On October 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:28 pm and 8:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-046 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 31-46

Date: October 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:28 pm and 8:48 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

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

Also recorded on October 16, 1972

  • 031-047 8:48 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 8:48 pm to 8:55 pm.
  • 799-001 7:30 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 7:30 am and 8:30 am.
  • 799-002 8:30 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:34 am.
  • 799-003 8:30 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:34 am.
  • 799-004 8:34 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:34 am and 8:50 am.
  • 799-005 8:34 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:34 am and 8:50 am.
  • 799-006 8:50 AM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:50 am to 9:29 am.
  • 799-007 9:29 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:29 am and 9:32 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 031-046, October 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/031-046 (accessed October 1, 2026).