Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 34 › Conversation 034-122
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H. R. Haldeman
Sunday, December 17, 1972 · 3:27 PM–3:28 PM ET · White House Telephone · 16 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to arrange contact with his staff regarding scheduling and communication. After learning that Stephen B. Bull was unavailable due to his attendance at a football game, Nixon directed the operator to attempt to reach H. R. Haldeman instead. This brief exchange highlights the President's efforts to maintain administrative connectivity while his aides were away from their posts.
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NARA Description
On December 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:27 pm and 3:28 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-122 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 34-122
Date: December 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:27 pm and 3:28 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President spoke with the White House operator.
Stephen B. Bull's schedule
-Football game
Request for a call to H. R. (“Bob”) HaldemanAlso recorded on December 17, 1972
- 034-117 3:13 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:13 pm and 3:16 pm.
- 034-118 3:23 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 3:23 pm to 3:24 pm.
- 034-119 3:24 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:24 pm and 3:25 pm.
- 034-120 3:25 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Lt. Col. William L. Golden talked on the telephone from 3:25 pm to 3:26 pm.
- 034-121 3:27 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:27 pm.
- 034-123 3:28 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 3:28 pm to 3:29 pm.
- 034-124 3:29 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:29 pm.
- 034-125 3:29 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 3:29 pm to 3:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 034-122, December 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/034-122 (accessed October 11, 2026).