Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-175

Haldeman phone call on William E. Timmons and Legislative Affairs

Thursday, February 22, 1973 · 3:17 PM–4:04 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsHaldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operatorConversation043-175 on Tape 43StartThursday, February 22, 1973 at 3:17 PMEndThursday, February 22, 1973 at 4:04 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-175 ↗

AI Summary

H. R. Haldeman contacts the White House operator to facilitate a call to William E. Timmons, then serving as the Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs. This administrative interaction serves as a routine coordination effort for the President’s inner circle to manage legislative outreach. No further substantive policy discussions were recorded during this brief exchange.

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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 3:17 pm and 4:04 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-175 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-175

Date: February 22, 1973
Time: Unknown between 3:17 pm and 4:04 pm
Location: White House Telephone

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

       Request for a call to William E. Timmons

Also recorded on February 22, 1973

  • 043-219 2:45 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Carl B. Albert talked on the telephone from 2:45 pm to 2:47 pm.
  • 043-171 2:47 PM · 12 sec — 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.
  • 043-172 2:47 PM · 29 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 3:16 pm.
  • 043-173 2:47 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 3:16 pm.
  • 043-174 3:16 PM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 3:16 pm to 3:17 pm.
  • 043-176 3:17 PM · 2 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and William E. Timmons talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:17 pm and 4:04 pm.
  • 043-177 3:17 PM · 2 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and John W. Dean, III talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:17 pm and 4:04 pm.
  • 043-178 3:17 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:17 pm and 7:24 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 043-175, February 22, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-175 (accessed October 1, 2026).