President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate a telephone call to his Chief of Staff, H.R. "Bob" Haldeman. This brief administrative interaction served as a routine logistical step to establish communication between the President and his top aide. No substantive policy discussions or decisions occurred during this brief request for a connection.
On March 3, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:18 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-041 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 37-41 Date: March 3, 1973 Time: 5:18 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 416-24] - 28 - NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY (rev. Sept-09) Request for a call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
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