Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 36 › Conversation 036-124

Nixon phone call with Haldeman on John B. Connally and Algeria

Tuesday, January 30, 1973 · 7:39 PM–7:40 PM ET · White House Telephone · 44 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation036-124 on Tape 36StartTuesday, January 30, 1973 at 7:39 PMEndTuesday, January 30, 1973 at 7:40 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 036-124 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman coordinated the rescheduling of a meeting with John B. Connally, who postponed his appointment due to urgent negotiations with Algerian representatives. Haldeman confirmed the meeting would occur the following morning, and Nixon requested a briefing on the subject matter prior to his own scheduled afternoon discussion with Connally. The call served to adjust the President's calendar and ensure adequate preparation regarding the Algerian diplomatic situation.

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Yeah.
Yes, sir.
You're meeting with Conley Goe.
Didn't have it.
He didn't come.
No, he's going to come in the morning because he said there's some big problem with the Algerians, and he had to meet with them this afternoon, so he put my meeting off until tomorrow morning.
Fine, okay.
And he's going to give me a call in the morning instead of time because he wasn't sure what his plans were.
Give me a little background on it before I see him at 4.
What is it, 4.30 I see him?
Well, if there's anything I need to know, if there isn't, it doesn't make any difference.
Okay.
Yes, sir.
Fine.
Thank you.
Okay.

NARA Description

On January 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:39 pm to 7:40 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-124 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 36-124

Date: January 30, 1973
Time: 7:39 pm - 7:40 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

[See Conversation No. 406-34]

       John B. Connally's schedule
            -Meeting with Haldeman
            -Algerians

       The President's schedule

Also recorded on January 31, 1973

  • 406-034 7:39 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:39 pm to 7:40 pm.
  • 036-125 7:40 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:40 pm and 8:21 pm.
  • 406-035 7:40 PM · 10 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 7:40 pm and 8:21 pm.
  • 036-126 8:21 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:21 pm to 8:57 pm.
  • 406-036 8:21 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:21 pm to 8:57 pm.
  • 036-127 8:59 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 8:59 pm to 9:01 pm.
  • 406-037 8:59 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:59 pm to 9:01 pm.
  • 036-128 9:01 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:01 pm and 9:07 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 036-124, January 31, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/036-124 (accessed October 6, 2026).