Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 32 › Conversation 032-050
Haldeman & Chapin on White House logistics and Administrative coordination
Thursday, October 26, 1972 · 10:01 AM–12:16 PM ET · White House Telephone · 22 sec
AI Summary
H. R. Haldeman and Dwight Chapin engaged in a brief telephone conversation to facilitate a direct communication line with President Nixon. The discussion served as a logistical bridge to connect the President, though the specific substance of the exchange was recorded as a personal returnable item and subsequently withdrawn from the public record. No definitive policy decisions were documented in the available segments of this call.
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NARA Description
On October 26, 1972, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Dwight L. Chapin talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:01 am and 12:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 032-050 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 032-050
Date: October 26, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:01 am and 12:16 pm
Location: White House Telephone
Dwight L. Chapin talked with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
[See Conversation No. 375-5F]
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 01/02/2018.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[032-050-w001]
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
[Duration: 2m 1s]
The President's campaign schedule
-Trip to West Virginia
-Governor Arch Moore's presence in Huntington
-Absence
-Emotional state
-Debate in Morgantown
-Time
-Q & A
-Commitment
-Press
H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman conferred with the President at an unknown time between 10:01 am and
12:16 pm
The President's trip to West Virginia
-Moore's schedule
-Appearance in Morgantown
-Q&A
-Commitment
-Time
-Meeting with the President
[End of conferral]
The President's trip to West Virginia
-Arrangements
-Chopper
-Moore's presence
-Problems
-Appearance
-Crowd
-Impact in Kentucky and West Virginia
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Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542Also 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.
- 032-045 10:01 AM · 11 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.
- 032-046 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.
- 032-051 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 032-050, 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/032-050 (accessed October 9, 2026).