Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-007
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H. R. Haldeman
Wednesday, November 29, 1972 · 7:57 PM–7:58 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to request an outgoing call to H. R. Haldeman. The brief exchange was limited to the President issuing instructions for the operator to connect him with his Chief of Staff. No further substantive discussion occurred during this short communication.
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NARA Description
On November 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:57 pm and 7:58 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 34-7
Date: November 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:57 pm and 7:58 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with White House operator.
Request for a call to H. R. (“Bob”) HaldemanAlso recorded on November 30, 1972
- 034-002 7:37 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:37 pm and 7:49 pm.
- 034-003 7:49 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:49 pm and 7:53 pm.
- 034-004 7:49 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:49 pm and 7:53 pm.
- 034-005 7:53 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 7:53 pm to 7:55 pm.
- 034-006 7:57 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:57 pm.
- 034-146 7:57 PM · 16 sec — the White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 7:57 pm.
- 034-008 7:58 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:58 pm to 7:59 pm.
- 034-009 8:12 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:12 pm to 8:20 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 034-007, November 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-007 (accessed October 12, 2026).