Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-076

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

Thursday, March 29, 1973 · 5:11 PM–5:13 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation044-076 on Tape 44StartThursday, March 29, 1973 at 5:11 PMEndThursday, March 29, 1973 at 5:13 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 044-076 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This brief interaction served as a logistical administrative step to facilitate direct communication between the President and his top aide. No further substantive discussion took place during this specific exchange.

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NARA Description

On March 29, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:11 pm and 5:13 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-076 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 044-076

Date: March 29, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:13 pm and 5:32 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

       Call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

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

Also recorded on March 29, 1973

  • 044-073 4:53 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:53 pm.
  • 044-074 4:53 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:53 pm and 5:11 pm.
  • 426-008 4:55 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Rose Mary Woods, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:55 pm to 5:10 pm.
  • 426-009 5:10 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:10 pm to 5:11 pm.
  • 044-075 5:11 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:11 pm and 5:13 pm.
  • 426-010 5:11 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 5:11 pm to 5:13 pm.
  • 426-011 5:13 PM · 50 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:13 pm and 5:32 pm.
  • 426-012 5:13 PM · 8 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 5:13 pm and 5:32 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 044-076, 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/044-076 (accessed October 1, 2026).