Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-084
Haldeman phone call on George P. Shultz and Telephone operations
Thursday, December 14, 1972 · 3:35 PM–4:03 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec
AI Summary
H. R. Haldeman contacts the White House operator to initiate a telephone call to Secretary of the Treasury George P. Shultz. The conversation is strictly logistical, serving as a brief request to connect with the Secretary. No further policy discussions or substantive developments occur during this brief administrative exchange.
- George P. Shultz
- H. R. Haldeman
- White House communications
- Telephone operations
- Executive staff coordination
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NARA Description
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. ShultzAlso recorded on December 14, 1972
- 383-002 3:24 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:24 pm and 3:25 pm.
- 034-081 3:25 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:25 pm.
- 034-082 3:25 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:25 pm and 3:29 pm.
- 383-003 3:25 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:25 pm.
- 383-004 3:25 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:25 pm and 3:29 pm.
- 383-005 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.
- 034-083 3:32 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Arthur Krock talked on the telephone from 3:32 pm to 3:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 034-084, December 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-084 (accessed September 28, 2026).