Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-142

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

Saturday, March 17, 1973 · 3:47 PM ET · White House Telephone · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation037-142 on Tape 37StartSaturday, March 17, 1973 at 3:47 PMEndSaturday, March 17, 1973 at 3:47 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-142 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon attempted to contact Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman through the White House operator. Upon learning that Haldeman would be unavailable for two hours, the President decided not to pursue the call further. No further action was taken, and the brief interaction concluded without connecting the two parties.

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Yeah.
Mr. President, Mr. Haldeman is out for about two hours.
Not necessary, no.
I'll call him later.
Bye.

NARA Description

On March 17, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:47 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-142 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 37-142

Date: March 17, 1973
Time: 3:47 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 416-50A]

       Unsuccessful attempt to reach H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
             -Meeting with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.

Also recorded on March 17, 1973

  • 416-044 2:10 PM · 18 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 2:10 pm and 3:05 pm.
  • 416-045 2:10 PM — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 2:10 pm and 3:05 pm.
  • 037-141 3:05 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:05 pm and 3:40 pm.
  • 416-046 3:05 PM · 12 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 3:05 pm and 3:40 pm.
  • 416-047 3:05 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:05 pm and 3:40 pm.
  • 416-048 3:05 PM · 17 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 3:05 pm and 3:40 pm.
  • 416-049 3:05 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 3:05 pm and 3:40 pm.
  • 416-050 3:40 PM · 1 hr 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Theodore H. White, Ronald L. Ziegler, White House operator, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:40 pm to 6:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 037-142, March 17, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-142 (accessed October 5, 2026).