Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-057

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

Wednesday, March 28, 1973 · 7:11 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation044-057 on Tape 44StartWednesday, March 28, 1973 at 7:11 PMEndWednesday, March 28, 1973 at 7:11 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 044-057 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the White House operator to coordinate a return call from H.R. Haldeman. The President requested that the operator leave a message for Haldeman to contact him once he arrived home. Nixon specified that the matter was not urgent and could wait until it was convenient for his Chief of Staff.

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Mr. Holloman's en route home.
Shall I leave word for him to call?
Yeah, it is convenient.
There's no hurry.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On March 28, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:11 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-057 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 044-057

Date: March 28, 1973
Time: 7:11 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked to the President.

       H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman's location

       Return call

Also recorded on March 29, 1973

  • 044-058 7:17 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:17 pm and 7:32 pm.
  • 044-059 7:38 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:38 pm and 7:55 pm.
  • 044-060 7:55 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:55 pm and 7:56 pm.
  • 425-025 7:55 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:55 pm to 7:56 pm.
  • 044-061 8:50 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:50 pm and 9:09 pm.
  • 425-026 8:50 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:50 pm to 9:09 pm.
  • 425-027 9:09 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:09 pm and 10:41 pm.
  • 425-028 9:09 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:09 pm and 10:41 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 044-057, March 29, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-057 (accessed October 12, 2026).