Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 44 › Conversation 044-077

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

Thursday, March 29, 1973 · 5:32 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation044-077 on Tape 44StartThursday, March 29, 1973 at 5:32 PMEndThursday, March 29, 1973 at 5:32 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 044-077 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417195691 ↗

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On March 29, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 5:32 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-077 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 044-077

Date: March 29, 1973
Time: 5:32 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

[See also Conversation No. 426-13]

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

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Hello.
Mr. Haldeman's out of his office for just a few minutes.
May they get him or?
No, no.
He can, no hurry.
All right.
When it's convenient.
All right.
  • 426-013 5:32 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 5:32 pm.
  • 426-014 5:32 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:32 pm and 5:35 pm.
  • 426-015 5:32 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:32 pm and 5:35 pm.
  • 044-078 5:35 PM · 8 min — John D. Ehrlichman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:35 pm and 6:24 pm.
  • 044-079 5:35 PM — John D. Ehrlichman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:35 pm and 6:24 pm.
  • 044-080 5:35 PM — John D. Ehrlichman and John W. Dean, III talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:35 pm and 6:24 pm.
  • 426-016 5:35 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:35 pm and 6:24 pm.
  • 426-017 5:35 PM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:35 pm and 6:24 pm.

Conversation 044-077, March 29, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417195691). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/044-077 (accessed November 15, 2026).