Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-158

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

Wednesday, February 21, 1973 · 6:33 PM–6:47 PM ET · White House Telephone · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation043-158 on Tape 43StartWednesday, February 21, 1973 at 6:33 PMEndWednesday, February 21, 1973 at 6:47 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-158 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. The brief exchange served as a procedural request to initiate communication with a key advisor. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this connection attempt.

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Yes, please.
You can try Mr. Holloman now, please.
Certainly.
I'll call you right back.

NARA Description

On February 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:33 pm and 6:47 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-158 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-158

Date: February 21, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:33 pm and 6:47 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

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

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  • 860-014 3:58 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:58 pm and 4:02 pm.
  • 860-017 3:58 PM · 13 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 3:58 pm and 4:02 pm.
  • 860-015 4:02 PM · 1 hr 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, Edgar Allen Poe, Garnett D. ("Jack") Horner, John D. Ehrlichman, Stephen B. Bull, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:02 pm to 5:30 pm.
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  • 043-157 6:30 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 6:30 pm to 6:33 pm.
  • 043-159 6:47 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 6:47 pm to 6:53 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 043-158, February 21, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-158 (accessed October 10, 2026).