Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 32 › Conversation 032-002

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

Sunday, October 22, 1972 · 3:10 PM–7:28 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation032-002 on Tape 32StartSunday, October 22, 1972 at 3:10 PMEndSunday, October 22, 1972 at 7:28 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 032-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an outgoing call to H.R. “Bob” Haldeman. The brief exchange served as a routine administrative request to facilitate communication between the President and his Chief of Staff. No substantive policy discussions or decisions occurred during this brief telephonic connection.

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Yes, please.
Holloman, please.
Yes, Mr. Mayor.

NARA Description

On October 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:10 pm and 7:28 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 032-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 032-002

Date: October 22, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:10 pm and 7:28 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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  • 151-012 11:47 AM · 14 sec — William Hirsch and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 11:47 am.
  • 370-026 12:15 PM · 8 sec — 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 12:15 pm and 12:45 pm.
  • 370-027 12:45 PM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:45 pm to 1:05 pm.
  • 370-028 1:05 PM · 13 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 1:05 pm and 3:06 pm.
  • 370-029 1:05 PM · 12 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 1:05 pm and 3:06 pm.
  • 032-001 3:06 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 3:06 pm to 3:10 pm.
  • 032-003 7:28 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:28 pm to 7:32 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 032-002, October 22, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/032-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).