Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 38 › Conversation 038-149

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

Wednesday, April 25, 1973 · 6:52 PM–6:57 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation038-149 on Tape 38StartWednesday, April 25, 1973 at 6:52 PMEndWednesday, April 25, 1973 at 6:57 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 038-149 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place a personal telephone call to H.R. Haldeman. The President requested that the operator connect him with Haldeman once the Chief of Staff arrived at his home. This brief exchange served as a logistical arrangement to facilitate direct communication between the two men.

Audio

Download MP3 · 0.4 MB

Transcript (AI-generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Names and numbers are often wrong; speakers are not identified. Do not cite it as authoritative — verify against the audio and the finding aid.

Download transcript (.txt) · JSON data

And I'd like to get Mr. Haldeman when he gets home, please.
All right.
Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On April 25, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:52 pm and 6:57 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 038-149 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 38-149

Date: April 25, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:52 pm and 6:57 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 430-28]

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

Also recorded on April 25, 1973

  • 430-025 6:46 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:46 pm to 6:50 pm.
  • 038-148 6:52 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 6:52 pm.
  • 430-026 6:52 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 6:52 pm.
  • 430-027 6:52 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 6:52 pm and 6:57 pm.
  • 430-028 6:52 PM · 20 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 6:52 pm and 6:57 pm.
  • 430-029 6:52 PM · 11 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 6:52 pm and 6:57 pm.
  • 038-150 6:57 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 6:57 pm to 7:14 pm.
  • 430-030 6:57 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:57 pm to 7:14 pm.

All 59 conversations from April 25, 1973 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 038-149, April 25, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/038-149 (accessed October 5, 2026).