Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-001
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H.R. Haldeman
Sunday, November 19, 1972 · 10:59 AM–7:37 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request to the White House operator to place a telephone call to H.R. "Bob" Haldeman. The exchange focuses on logistical administrative coordination to connect the President with his Chief of Staff. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief communication.
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NARA Description
On November 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:59 am and 7:37 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 34-1
Date: Unknown between November 19, 1972 and November 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:59 am and 7:37 pm, November 29
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to H.R. (“Bob”) HaldemanAlso recorded on November 19, 1972
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- 033-111 10:56 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:56 am.
- 033-112 10:56 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 10:56 am to 10:57 am.
- 033-113 10:57 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 10:57 am to 10:58 am.
- 033-114 10:58 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:58 am.
- 033-115 10:58 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Craig S. Campbell talked on the telephone from 10:58 am to 10:59 am.
- 034-145 10:59 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:59 am and 7:37 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 034-001, November 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).