Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-084
Haldeman phone call on George P. Shultz
Thursday, December 14, 1972 · 3:35 PM–4:03 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec
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On December 14, 1972, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:35 pm and 4:03 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-084 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 34-84
Date: December 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:35 pm and 4:03 pm
Location: White House Telephone
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to George P. ShultzTranscript (AI-generated)
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- 383-005 3:25 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:25 pm and 3:29 pm.
- 383-006 3:29 PM · 2 hr 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Arthur Krock, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John A. Scali, Manolo Sanchez, John D. Ehrlichman, unknown person(s), White House operator, and George P. Shultz met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:29 pm to 6:01 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 034-084, December 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 647841772). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-084 (accessed November 13, 2026).