Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 36 › Conversation 036-025
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H. R. Haldeman
Saturday, January 20, 1973 · 10:01 AM–10:29 AM ET · White House Telephone · 18 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to issue instructions regarding his outgoing communications. He explicitly requested the cancellation of planned telephone calls to key aides H. R. Haldeman and Stephen B. Bull. The President confirmed he had already received the necessary information, rendering the scheduled contacts with his staff unnecessary.
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NARA Description
On January 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:01 am and 10:29 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-025 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 36-25
Date: January 20, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:01 am and 10:29 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Requests to cancel telephone calls to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman and Stephen B. BullAlso recorded on January 20, 1973
- 036-020 8:35 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:35 am and 9:32 am.
- 036-021 9:32 AM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 9:32 am to 9:59 am.
- 036-022 10:01 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:01 am.
- 036-023 10:01 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 10:01 am to 10:29 am.
- 036-024 10:29 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:29 am.
- 036-026 10:49 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:49 am and 4:35 pm.
- 036-015 12:21 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:21 pm and 12:49 pm.
- 036-027 4:35 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:35 pm and 5:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 036-025, January 20, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/036-025 (accessed October 12, 2026).