Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 35 › Conversation 035-131

Haldeman phone call on Spiro Agnew and Middle East policy

Thursday, January 11, 1973 · 10:20 AM–11:03 AM ET · White House Telephone ·2 min

ParticipantsHaldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operator; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation035-131 onTape 35StartThursday, January 11, 1973 at 10:20 AMEndThursday, January 11, 1973 at 11:03 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 035-131 ↗

AI Summary

H. R. Haldeman coordinates a meeting between President Nixon and Vice President Spiro Agnew for 11:30 a.m. that morning. The primary objective of the session is to discuss Middle East policy and its strategic connection to ongoing high-visibility negotiations in Paris. Haldeman confirms that the Vice President requires no specific briefing materials, only a general awareness of the current situation.

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Please.

Hello.

Yes, sir.

This is Haldeman.

Could I have the vice president, please?

Thank you.

The vice president, please, for Mr. Haldeman.

One moment.

I'll see if he's available.

Hello.

Thank you for holding.

Would you please put Mr. Alderman on line?

I'm on.

Thank you, Mr. Alderman.

One moment, please.

Yes, sir.

We can work it out for 1130 this morning if that's okay for you.

Fine.

Would that work out?

Yeah, that'll be fine, Bob.

All right.

Is there anything that he should have, anything you want him to be prepared on?

Well, what I want to discuss with him basically relates to the Middle East and a couple of ideas I have with regard to how that fits into

some of the high visibility problems in Paris.

Okay.

So I think his general awareness of the situation is all he needs.

Any background.

Okay.

Thank you.

Very good, sir.

NARA Description

On January 11, 1973, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 11:03 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-131 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 35-131

Date: January 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:20 am and 11:03 am
Location: White House Telephone

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

[See Conversation No. 838-18A]

       Request for a call to Vice President Spiro T. Agnew

Haldeman talked with an unknown person in Agnew's office at an unknown time between 10:20
am and 11:03 am.

       Request for Agnew

Haldeman talked with Agnew at an unknown time between 10:20 am and 11:03 am.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                        (rev. Oct.-07)

                                                           Conversation No. 35-131 (cont’d)

       The President’s schedule
            -Meeting with Agnew
                  -Timing
                  -Middle East
                         -Vietnam negotiations
                               -Paris

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 035-131, January 11, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/035-131 (accessed September 18, 2026).