Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 38 › Conversation 038-076
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H. R. Haldeman
Monday, April 16, 1973 · 4:55 PM–8:45 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to be connected with H. R. Haldeman. This brief call serves as a logistical bridge to facilitate direct communication between the President and his Chief of Staff. No substantive policy discussions or decisions are recorded during this brief administrative exchange.
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NARA Description
On April 16, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:55 pm and 8:45 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 038-076 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 38-76
Date: April 16, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:55 pm and 8:45 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Telephone call to H. R. (“Bob”) HaldemanAlso recorded on April 16, 1973
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- 038-073 4:55 PM · 1 min — William P. Rogers and Vice President Spiro T. Agnew talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:55 pm and 5:45 pm.
- 038-074 4:55 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:55 pm and 6:01 pm.
- 038-075 4:55 PM · 20 sec — William P. Rogers and Adele (Langston) Rogers talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:55 pm and 6:01 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 038-076, April 16, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/038-076 (accessed October 17, 2026).