Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-185

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

Wednesday, March 21, 1973 · 2:52 PM ET · White House Telephone · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation037-185 on Tape 37StartWednesday, March 21, 1973 at 2:52 PMEndWednesday, March 21, 1973 at 2:52 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-185 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing call to H.R. "Bob" Haldeman. The exchange was strictly procedural, serving to initiate a direct line of communication between the President and his Chief of Staff. No further substantive discussion occurred during this brief request.

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Mr. Holliman, please.
Mr. Holliman, please.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On March 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:52 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-185 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 37-185

Date: March 21, 1973
Time: 2:52 pm
Location: White House Telephone

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

[See Conversation No. 421-5]

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

Also recorded on March 21, 1973

  • 037-184 2:23 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 2:23 pm to 2:24 pm.
  • 421-003 2:23 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:23 pm to 2:24 pm.
  • 421-004 2:23 PM · 9 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 2:23 pm and 2:52 pm.
  • 421-005 2:52 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 2:52 pm.
  • 421-006 2:52 PM · 10 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 2:52 pm and 3:02 pm.
  • 037-186 3:02 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 3:02 pm to 3:03 pm.
  • 421-007 3:02 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:02 pm to 3:03 pm.
  • 421-008 3:05 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:05 pm to 3:45 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 037-185, March 21, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-185 (accessed October 5, 2026).