Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-061

Haldeman phone call on Ronald L. Ziegler and Executive Office Building

Wednesday, December 13, 1972 · 11:22 AM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsHaldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operatorConversation034-061 on Tape 34StartWednesday, December 13, 1972 at 11:22 AMEndWednesday, December 13, 1972 at 11:22 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 034-061 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 647841726 ↗

A 13-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On December 13, 1972, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:22 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-061 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 34-61

Date: December 13, 1972
Time: 11:22 am
Location: White House Telephone

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

       Request for a meeting with Ronald L. Ziegler
            -Executive Office Building

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Come over to the EOB office, please.
Yes, sir.
Thank you.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 034-061, December 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 647841726). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-061 (accessed November 2, 2026).