Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 36 › Conversation 036-123

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

Tuesday, January 30, 1973 · 6:57 PM–7:39 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation036-123 on Tape 36StartTuesday, January 30, 1973 at 6:57 PMEndTuesday, January 30, 1973 at 7:39 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 036-123 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to request a telephone connection with his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. The operator informed the President that Haldeman was currently at his residence. No further discussion occurred during this brief administrative exchange.

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Mr. Harleman, please.

He's at home.

NARA Description

On January 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:57 pm and 7:39 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-123 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 36-123

Date: January 30, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:57 pm and 7:39 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                            Conversation No. 36-123 (cont’d)

[See Conversation No. 406-33]

       Request for a telephone call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Also recorded on January 30, 1973

036-121 6:51 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:51 pm and 6:56 pm.
036-122 6:56 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan talked on the telephone from 6:56 pm to 6:57 pm.
406-028 6:56 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Peter J. Brennan met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:56 pm to 6:57 pm.
406-029 6:57 PM · 10 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 6:57 pm and 7:39 pm.
406-030 6:57 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 6:57 pm and 7:39 pm.
406-031 6:57 PM · 12 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 6:57 pm and 7:39 pm.
406-032 6:57 PM · 11 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 6:57 pm and 7:39 pm.
406-033 6:57 PM · 9 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 6:57 pm and 7:39 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 036-123, January 30, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/036-123 (accessed October 6, 2026).