Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-028

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

Monday, February 5, 1973 · 8:12 PM ET · White House Telephone · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation043-028 on Tape 43StartMonday, February 5, 1973 at 8:12 PMEndMonday, February 5, 1973 at 8:12 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-028 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an urgent call to Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman. Upon learning that Haldeman was unavailable until late evening, the President declined the operator’s offer to page him. The exchange ended without further action regarding the call.

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Could you try Mr. Haldeman, please?
Mr. Haldeman is out until 11.30.
I do have a page.
Oh, no, no, not necessary.
All right, thank you.

NARA Description

On February 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:12 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-028 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-28

Date: February 5, 1973
Time: 8:12 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

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

Also recorded on February 6, 1973

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  • 043-029 8:17 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:17 pm.
  • 043-214 8:17 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:17 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 848-004 9:03 PM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:03 pm to 9:33 pm.
  • 850-001 8:32 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:32 am and 9:08 am.
  • 850-002 8:32 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:32 am and 9:08 am.
  • 850-003 8:32 AM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:32 am and 9:08 am.
  • 850-004 9:08 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:08 am to 9:16 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 043-028, February 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/043-028 (accessed October 1, 2026).