Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 36 › Conversation 036-100
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H.R. Haldeman
Tuesday, January 23, 1973 · 11:17 PM–11:20 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent connection to his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. The brief exchange served as a logistical bridge to initiate a private communication between the two men. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this operator-assisted request.
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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 11:17 pm and 11:20 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-100 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 36-100
Date: January 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:17 pm and 11:20 pm
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 36-100 (cont’d)
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a telephone call to H. R. (“Bob”) HaldemanAlso recorded on January 24, 1973
- 036-094 10:49 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 10:49 pm to 11:00 pm.
- 036-095 11:00 PM · 44 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 11:00 pm to 11:08 pm.
- 036-096 11:00 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:00 pm and 11:08 pm.
- 036-097 11:08 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone from 11:08 pm to 11:09 pm.
- 036-098 11:09 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:09 pm and 11:13 pm.
- 036-099 11:13 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 11:13 pm to 11:17 pm.
- 036-101 11:20 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 11:20 pm to 11:35 pm.
- 036-102 11:37 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 11:37 pm to 11:48 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 036-100, January 24, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/036-100 (accessed October 12, 2026).