Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 36 › Conversation 036-075

Haldeman & Timmons on John B. Connally and Henry A. Kissinger

Tuesday, January 23, 1973 · 12:43 PM–1:01 PM ET · White House Telephone · 23 sec

ParticipantsHaldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Timmons, William E.Conversation036-075 on Tape 36StartTuesday, January 23, 1973 at 12:43 PMEndTuesday, January 23, 1973 at 1:01 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 036-075 ↗

AI Summary

H. R. Haldeman coordinates with William E. Timmons to facilitate a patched conference call involving John B. Connally and Henry A. Kissinger. The exchange focuses on the technical logistics of establishing this multi-party connection via the White House operator. Haldeman seeks to prioritize communication with Timmons before finalizing the call with Kissinger.

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Timmons, please.
Thank you.
Mr. Haldeman, we're working on that phone.
It'll be a patch and you'll have to say over, you know, talk like that.
Right.
You understand.
Let me have Timmons first.
Do I need to talk to Henry now?

NARA Description

On January 23, 1973, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:43 pm and 1:01 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-075 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 36-75

Date: January 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:43 pm and 1:01 pm
Location: White House Telephone

H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 404-11F]

       Request for a telephone call to William E. Timmons

       Telephone call to John B. Connally
            -Telephone type

       Telephone call to Henry A. Kissinger

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.
  • 036-074 12:40 PM · 25 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:40 pm and 12:43 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 036-075, 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/036-075 (accessed October 9, 2026).