Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-028

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

Thursday, April 26, 1973 · 9:47 PM–9:57 PM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation045-028 on Tape 45StartThursday, April 26, 1973 at 9:47 PMEndThursday, April 26, 1973 at 9:57 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 045-028 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an urgent call to his Chief of Staff, H. R. Haldeman. This brief administrative interaction served as the mechanism to facilitate a direct line of communication between the President and one of his most senior aides during a period of intense scrutiny regarding the administration. No further dialogue was recorded beyond the initiation of this request.

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Mr. Holloman, please.
Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On April 26, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:47 pm and 9:57 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-028 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 45-28

Date: April 26, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:47 pm and 9:57 p.m.
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Request for telephone call
          -H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Also recorded on April 27, 1973

  • 045-025 7:12 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry E. Petersen talked on the telephone from 7:12 pm to 7:14 pm.
  • 045-026 7:14 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:14 pm and 7:44 pm.
  • 045-027 7:44 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Richard G. Kleindienst, and Henry E. Petersen talked on the telephone from 7:44 pm to 8:02 pm.
  • 431-010 9:03 PM · 43 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 9:03 pm and 9:47 pm.
  • 045-029 9:57 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 9:57 pm to 9:59 pm.
  • 045-030 10:02 PM · 15 sec — White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at 10:02 pm.
  • 045-031 10:02 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:02 pm and 10:07 pm.
  • 045-032 10:07 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:07 pm to 10:09 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 045-028, April 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/045-028 (accessed October 5, 2026).