Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 39 › Conversation 039-080

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

Monday, June 4, 1973 · 9:54 PM–10:04 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation039-080 on Tape 39StartMonday, June 4, 1973 at 9:54 PMEndMonday, June 4, 1973 at 10:04 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 039-080 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place an outgoing telephone call to H.R. "Bob" Haldeman. The exchange served as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication between the President and his former Chief of Staff. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief administrative request.

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Yes, please.
Mr. Holliman, please.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On June 4, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:54 pm and 10:04 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-080 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 39-80

Date: June 4, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:54 pm and 10:05 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for telephone call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Also recorded on June 5, 1973

  • 039-079 9:39 PM · 10 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 9:39 pm to 9:48 pm.
  • 442-067 9:39 PM · 7 min — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:39 pm to 9:48 pm.
  • 442-068 9:48 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:48 pm and 9:54 pm.
  • 442-069 9:48 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:48 pm and 9:54 pm.
  • 039-081 10:05 PM · 15 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:05 pm to 10:20 pm.
  • 039-082 10:20 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 pm and 10:21 pm.
  • 039-083 10:21 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:21 pm to 10:22 pm.
  • 039-084 10:22 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:22 pm and 10:50 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 039-080, June 5, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/039-080 (accessed October 1, 2026).