Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 39 › Conversation 039-116

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

Wednesday, June 6, 1973 · 4:44 PM–4:46 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation039-116 on Tape 39StartWednesday, June 6, 1973 at 4:44 PMEndWednesday, June 6, 1973 at 4:46 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 039-116 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephone request to the White House operator to be connected with H. R. "Bob" Haldeman. The exchange serves as a routine administrative step to facilitate a direct line of communication between the President and his former Chief of Staff. No substantive policy discussions occur during this short connection.

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Waiter?
Holloman, please.
Yes, sir.

NARA Description

On June 6, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:44 pm and 4:46 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 039-116 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 39-116

Date: June 6, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:44 pm and 4:46 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Request for telephone call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Also recorded on June 6, 1973

  • 443-019 4:38 PM · 14 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 4:38 pm and 4:40 pm.
  • 443-020 4:38 PM · 13 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:38 pm and 4:40 pm.
  • 039-115 4:40 PM · 3 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 4:40 pm to 4:44 pm.
  • 443-022 4:40 PM · 3 min — Alexander M. Haig, Jr. and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:40 pm to 4:44 pm.
  • 443-023 4:44 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:44 pm and 4:46 pm.
  • 443-038 4:44 PM · 8 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 4:44 pm and 4:46 pm.
  • 039-117 4:46 PM · 29 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 4:46 pm.
  • 443-024 4:46 PM · 28 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:46 pm to 4:51 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 039-116, June 6, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/039-116 (accessed September 28, 2026).