Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 36 › Conversation 036-054

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

Monday, January 22, 1973 · 6:22 PM–7:14 PM ET · White House Telephone ·11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation036-054 onTape 36StartMonday, January 22, 1973 at 6:22 PMEndMonday, January 22, 1973 at 7:14 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 036-054 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place a telephone call to H. R. “Bob” Haldeman. The brief exchange served as an administrative request to facilitate communication with his Chief of Staff. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this connection.

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Mr. Holloman, please.

Thank you.

NARA Description

On January 22, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:22 pm and 7:14 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-054 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 36-54

Date: January 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:22 pm and 7:14 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

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

                                     Tape Subject Log
                                       (rev. Jul-08)

Also recorded on January 22, 1973

036-047 4:51 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:51 pm.
400-014 5:00 PM · 1 hr 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Manolo Sanchez, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, Walter R. Tkach, White House operator, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm.
036-048 5:55 PM · 10 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Walter R. Tkach talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:55 pm and 6:19 pm.
036-049 5:55 PM · 2 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Walter R. Tkach talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:55 pm and 6:19 pm.
036-050 5:55 PM · 51 sec — Walter R. Tkach and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:55 pm and 6:19 pm.
036-051 5:55 PM · 47 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Walter R. Tkach talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:55 pm and 6:19 pm.
036-052 5:55 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:55 pm and 6:19 pm.
036-053 6:19 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 6:19 pm to 6:22 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 036-054, January 22, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/036-054 (accessed September 18, 2026).