Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 32 › Conversation 032-051
Haldeman & Chapin on White House administration and Staff communication
Thursday, October 26, 1972 · 10:01 AM–12:16 PM ET · White House Telephone · 18 sec
AI Summary
H. R. Haldeman and Dwight Chapin engage in a brief, informal exchange following a segment of the call that remains restricted for personal reasons. The conversation reflects a sense of mutual frustration or disappointment regarding an unspecified situation described as a "shame." No specific policy decisions or administrative actions are recorded in the available transcript.
- White House administration
- Staff communication
- Internal affairs
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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 032-051 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 032-051
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. 375-5G]
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 01/11/2018.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[032-051-w001]
[Duration: 3m 48s]
The President's trip to West Virginia
-Governor Moore
-Meeting with the President
-Place
-Airport
-Time
-Meeting in Morgantown
-Transportation
-Chopper
-Cessna
-Speed
-Rally
-Crowd at Ashland airport
-Relocation of meeting at other airport
-Meeting with Moore
-Place
-Time
H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman conferred with the President at an unknown time between 10:01 am and
12:16 pm
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
The President’s trip to West Virginia
-Meeting with Moore
-Problem with meeting location
-Meeting in Morgantown
-Transportation
-Distance of Huntington
-Transportation
-Needs a plane
-Amount of time
-Crowd at Ashland airport
-Rally in Huntington
-Arrival crowd
[End of conferral]
The President’s trip to West Virginia
-Airports
-Announcement
-President’s arrival in Huntington
-Departure time
-Meeting with Moore
-Moore’s arrival time
-Departure time
-Meeting with Moore
-Arrangements
-Greetings
-President greet Moore at bottom
-Work the crowd
-Board plane
-Handshakes
-The President's speech
-Low key basis
-Give Moore a plug
-Speech at Ashland
-Airplane meeting
-Length
-Moore's departure
-Wave goodbye
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
-Length
******************************************************************************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.
- 032-045 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.
- 032-050 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.
- 032-052 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 032-051, 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/032-051 (accessed October 9, 2026).