Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-171

Haldeman phone call

Thursday, February 22, 1973 · 2:47 PM–3:16 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsHaldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operatorConversation043-171 on Tape 43StartThursday, February 22, 1973 at 2:47 PMEndThursday, February 22, 1973 at 3:16 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-171 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417195049 ↗

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NARA Description

On February 22, 1973, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 3:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-171 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-171

Date: February 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:47 pm and 3:16 pm
Location: White House Telephone
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                      NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the White House operator.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 043-171, February 22, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417195049). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-171 (accessed November 15, 2026).