Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 32 › Conversation 032-045

Haldeman phone call on Dwight L. Chapin and Charles W. Colson

Thursday, October 26, 1972 · 10:01 AM–11:04 AM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsHaldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operatorConversation032-045 on Tape 32StartThursday, October 26, 1972 at 10:01 AMEndThursday, October 26, 1972 at 11:04 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 032-045 ↗

AI Summary

H. R. Haldeman coordinates with the White House operator to locate Dwight L. Chapin. Haldeman requests that the operator track Chapin down at Charles W. Colson’s office and connect him to the White House. This administrative call serves as a logistical effort to facilitate direct communication between Haldeman and a key staff member.

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in Colson's office.

Would you track him down and bring me back here?

NARA Description

On October 26, 1972, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:01 am and 11:04 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 032-045 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 032-045

Date: October 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:01 am and 12:16 pm
Location: White House Telephone

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 375-5J]

        Dwight L. Chapin's location
           -Charles W. Colson’s office
           -Return call

Also recorded on October 26, 1972

032-044 10:01 AM · 25 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:01 am and 11:04 am.
032-046 10:01 AM · 12 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:01 am and 11:04 am.
032-047 10:01 AM · 16 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Dwight L. Chapin talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:01 am and 11:04 am.
032-048 10:01 AM · 20 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Dwight L. Chapin talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:01 am and 11:04 am.
032-049 10:01 AM · 44 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Dwight L. Chapin talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:01 am and 12:16 pm.
032-050 10:01 AM · 22 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Dwight L. Chapin talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:01 am and 12:16 pm.
032-051 10:01 AM · 18 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Dwight L. Chapin talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:01 am and 12:16 pm.
032-052 10:01 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:01 am and 12:36 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 032-045, October 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/032-045 (accessed October 9, 2026).