Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 36 › Conversation 036-074

Haldeman & Timmons on Joint Session of Congress and John C. Stennis

Tuesday, January 23, 1973 · 12:40 PM–12:43 PM ET · White House Telephone · 25 sec

ParticipantsHaldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Timmons, William E.Conversation036-074 on Tape 36StartTuesday, January 23, 1973 at 12:40 PMEndTuesday, January 23, 1973 at 12:43 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 036-074 ↗

AI Summary

H. R. Haldeman and William E. Timmons coordinate instructions from President Nixon regarding the timing of a potential joint session of Congress. The primary action item involves Timmons consulting Senator John C. Stennis privately to solicit his personal advice on the matter. This outreach serves to gauge legislative sentiment and determine the President's optimal strategy for scheduling.

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on to thank you hello president would like you to check with stennis and get his advice on a purely personal basis okay just to what he thinks all right he ought to do view of the hour and so on turn him off his tennis then

NARA Description

On January 23, 1973, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 12:43 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-074 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 36-74

Date: January 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:40 pm and 12:43 pm
Location: White House Telephone

H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with William E. Timmons.

[This is the original beginning of Conversation No. 036-074, which has been merged with
Conversation No. 036-073.]
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

[See also Conversation No. 404-11E]

       Possible joint session of Congress
             -The President's instructions
                   -John C. Stennis

Also recorded on January 23, 1973

  • 404-010 12:15 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:15 pm to 1:35 pm.
  • 036-072 12:40 PM · 12 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 12:43 pm.
  • 036-073 12:40 PM · 17 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 12:43 pm.
  • 036-075 12:43 PM · 23 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 1:01 pm.
  • 036-076 12:43 PM · 3 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 1:06 pm.
  • 036-077 12:43 PM · 17 sec — the White House operator and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 1:01 pm.
  • 036-078 12:43 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 1:01 pm.
  • 036-079 12:43 PM · 5 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 1:01 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 036-074, 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/036-074 (accessed October 9, 2026).