Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-041

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

Saturday, March 3, 1973 · 5:18 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation037-041 on Tape 37StartSaturday, March 3, 1973 at 5:18 PMEndSaturday, March 3, 1973 at 5:18 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-041 ↗

AI Summary

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.

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Harleman, please.
Thank you.

NARA Description

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 Aid

Conversation 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]
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                           NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY

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

Also recorded on March 3, 1973

  • 416-021 4:10 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:10 pm.
  • 037-042 5:18 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:18 pm and 6:16 pm.
  • 416-024 5:18 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 5:18 pm.
  • 416-025 5:18 PM · 12 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 5:18 pm and 5:30 pm.
  • 416-026 5:30 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:30 pm to 6:16 pm.
  • 416-027 5:30 PM · 34 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 5:30 pm and 6:16 pm.
  • 416-028 5:30 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 6:16 pm.
  • 416-029 5:30 PM · 19 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 5:30 pm and 6:16 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 037-041, March 3, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-041 (accessed October 1, 2026).