Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 43 › Conversation 043-210

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

Tuesday, February 27, 1973 · 6:35 PM–7:15 PM ET · White House Telephone · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation043-210 on Tape 43StartTuesday, February 27, 1973 at 6:35 PMEndTuesday, February 27, 1973 at 7:15 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 043-210 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an urgent series of calls to H.R. Haldeman and other aides, including Mr. Holloman and Mr. Pratt. The conversation focused on establishing contact with key staff members to discuss administrative or political matters. Nixon provided specific instructions for the operator to reach these individuals, even authorizing callbacks if they were currently occupied with dinner.

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Mr. Holloman, please.

If he's at dinner, you can have him call me after dinner, please.

Yes, Mr. Pratt.

NARA Description

On February 27, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:35 pm and 7:15 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-210 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 43-210

Date: February 27, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:35 pm and 7:15 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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                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                              Conversation No. 43-211 (cont’d)

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 043-210, February 27, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/043-210 (accessed October 1, 2026).