Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 36 › Conversation 036-069
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H.R. Haldeman
Tuesday, January 23, 1973 · 11:31 AM–11:44 AM ET · White House Telephone · 55 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon directs the White House operator to facilitate an urgent call between Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman and former Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally. The discussion focuses on determining Connally's current location in Jamaica and evaluating the security of communication lines, specifically whether the call can be placed via a secure channel or must go through a commercial operator. The President prioritizes establishing contact with Connally as quickly as possible.
- H.R. Haldeman
- John B. Connally
- White House communications
- Telephone security
- Jamaica
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NARA Description
On January 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:31 am and 11:44 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-069 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 36-69
Date: January 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:31 am and 11:44 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
[See also Conversation No. 404-6B]
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman’s call to John B. Connally
-Connally’s locationAlso recorded on January 23, 1973
- 036-068 10:47 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:47 am.
- 036-070 11:55 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 12:08 pm.
- 404-006 11:55 AM · 2 hr 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Stephen B. Bull, Raymond K. Price, Jr., H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 12:08 pm.
- 404-007 11:55 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 12:08 pm.
- 404-008 11:55 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 11:55 am and 12:08 pm.
- 036-071 12:08 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 12:08 pm to 12:09 pm.
- 404-009 12:08 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:08 pm and 12:09 pm.
- 036-140 12:09 PM · 1 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:09 pm and 1:39 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 036-069, January 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/036-069 (accessed October 22, 2026).