Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 35 › Conversation 035-148

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H. R. Haldeman

Thursday, January 11, 1973 · 5:30 PM–6:07 PM ET · White House Telephone · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation035-148 on Tape 35StartThursday, January 11, 1973 at 5:30 PMEndThursday, January 11, 1973 at 6:07 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 035-148 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a call to Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman. He specified that the operator should prioritize reaching Haldeman but requested that he not be disturbed if he was attending a social engagement. The interaction served as a routine administrative request to facilitate communication with a key advisor.

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Yes, please.
I'd like Mr. Haldeman, but if he's out to a social event or anything, don't bother him, okay?
All right.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On January 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 6:07 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-148 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 35-148

Date: January 11, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:30 pm and 6:07 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for a call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
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                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Also recorded on January 11, 1973

  • 035-142 4:35 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:35 pm and 5:02 pm.
  • 402-001 4:35 PM · 41 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, William T. Kendall, White House operator, Manolo Sanchez, Claude S. Brinegar, Harry S. Dent, George P. Shultz, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:35 pm and 5:30 pm.
  • 035-143 5:02 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Christopher S. Bond talked on the telephone from 5:02 pm to 5:03 pm.
  • 035-144 5:03 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:03 pm and 5:10 pm.
  • 035-145 5:10 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Frederick B. Dent talked on the telephone from 5:10 pm to 5:11 pm.
  • 035-146 5:11 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:11 pm and 5:12 pm.
  • 035-147 5:12 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 5:12 pm to 5:13 pm.
  • 035-149 6:07 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 6:07 pm to 6:10 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 035-148, 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/035-148 (accessed October 25, 2026).