Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 38 › Conversation 038-125

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

Thursday, April 19, 1973 · 9:32 PM–9:37 PM ET · White House Telephone ·12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation038-125 onTape 38StartThursday, April 19, 1973 at 9:32 PMEndThursday, April 19, 1973 at 9:37 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 038-125 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a request for the White House operator to connect him with his Chief of Staff, H. R. Haldeman. This brief administrative interaction serves as the logistical precursor to a private consultation between the two men. The call reflects the ongoing reliance on White House operators to facilitate direct communication with key advisors during the height of the Watergate crisis.

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Alderman please.

Thank you.

NARA Description

On April 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:32 pm and 9:37 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 038-125 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 38-125

Date: April 19, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:32 pm and 9:37 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 429-24]

     Telephone call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
                                              -71-

                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                      (rev. January-2011)

Also recorded on April 20, 1973

429-022 8:26 PM · 1 hr 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John J. Wilson, Frank H. Strickler, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:26 pm to 9:32 pm.
038-124 9:32 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:32 pm and 9:37 pm.
429-023 9:32 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:32 pm and 9:37 pm.
038-126 9:37 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 9:37 pm to 9:53 pm.
429-024 9:37 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:37 pm to 9:53 pm.
038-127 9:54 PM · 15 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 9:54 pm.
429-025 9:54 PM · 11 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 9:54 pm.
903-001 8:15 AM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:15 am to 8:39 am.

All 34 conversations from April 20, 1973 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 038-125, April 20, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/038-125 (accessed September 18, 2026).