Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-022

Haldeman phone call on William P. Rogers and Richard Kleindienst

Tuesday, March 27, 1973 · 12:10 PM–1:16 PM ET · White House Telephone · 37 sec

ParticipantsHaldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operatorConversation044-022 on Tape 44StartTuesday, March 27, 1973 at 12:10 PMEndTuesday, March 27, 1973 at 1:16 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 044-022 ↗

AI Summary

H. R. Haldeman coordinates with the White House operator to place a telephone call to Secretary of State William P. Rogers. The brief exchange includes background presence from President Nixon and John Ehrlichman, suggesting high-level coordination regarding pending administrative business. The call likely relates to ongoing matters involving Attorney General Richard Kleindienst, Senator Lowell Weicker, and issues surrounding testimony, though the specific substance remains minimal in this recording.

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Yes, sir.
Secretary of State, please.
Thank you.
For you, Mr. Haldeman?
Yes, please.
All right, thank you.
Mr. Haldeman's on.
Thank you.
... ... ...

NARA Description

On March 27, 1973, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:10 pm and 1:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-022 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 044-022

Date: March 27, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:10 pm and 1:16 pm
Location: White House Telephone

H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the White House operator. The President and John D.
Ehrlichman can be heard in the background.

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

[See also Conversation No. 423-3D]

       Call to William P. Rogers

       Richard G. Kleindienst
            -Chemical company [?]
            -Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. [?]
            -Testimony [?]

Also recorded on March 27, 1973

  • 423-001 10:58 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 10:58 am and 11:07 am.
  • 423-003 11:00 AM · 2 hr 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John D. Ehrlichman, Ronald L. Ziegler, Sally Inge, Henry A. Kissinger, Stephen B. Bull, Pierre E. Trudeau, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm.
  • 044-018 11:07 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:07 am and 11:08 am.
  • 423-002 11:07 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 11:07 am to 11:08 am.
  • 044-019 12:05 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Pierre E. Trudeau talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:05 pm and 12:10 pm.
  • 044-020 12:10 PM · 7 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:10 pm and 1:16 pm.
  • 044-021 12:10 PM · 5 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:10 pm and 1:16 pm.
  • 044-023 12:10 PM · 1 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:10 pm and 1:16 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 044-022, March 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/044-022 (accessed October 2, 2026).