Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 37 › Conversation 037-186

Nixon phone call with Haldeman

Wednesday, March 21, 1973 · 3:02 PM–3:03 PM ET · White House Telephone · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation037-186 on Tape 37StartWednesday, March 21, 1973 at 3:02 PMEndWednesday, March 21, 1973 at 3:03 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 037-186 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417195501 ↗

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On March 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 3:02 pm to 3:03 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 037-186 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 37-186

Date: March 21, 1973
Time: 3:02 pm-3:03 pm
Location: White House Telephone

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

[See Conversation No. 421-7]

       Invitation to meet with President

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Oh.
Mr. Halderman's there?
Yeah.
Oh, when you're got up, I'm going to go over a few more things with you before I settle down.
When you've got time, OK?
OK. Want me to come over now?
Yeah.
Go ahead.
  • 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.
  • 037-185 2:52 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 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.
  • 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.

Conversation 037-186, March 21, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417195501). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/037-186 (accessed November 10, 2026).