Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-040

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

Monday, April 30, 1973 · 10:12 PM–10:16 PM ET · White House Telephone · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation045-040 on Tape 45StartMonday, April 30, 1973 at 10:12 PMEndMonday, April 30, 1973 at 10:16 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 045-040 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place an urgent call to H. R. Haldeman. This brief administrative interaction served as a formal request to establish a connection with his Chief of Staff. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this specific transmission.

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Mr. Hardeman, please.
Mr. Hardeman, please.
Mr. Hardeman, thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On April 30, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:12 pm and 10:16 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-040 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 45-40

Date: April 30, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:12 pm and 10:16 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

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

Also recorded on May 1, 1973

  • 045-039 10:09 PM · 5 min — Rose Mary Woods, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, Paul W. Keyes, and John A. Volpe talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:09 pm and 10:16 pm.
  • 045-041 10:16 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:16 pm to 10:20 pm.
  • 045-042 10:20 PM · 1 min — White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 pm and 10:32 pm.
  • 045-043 10:20 PM · 25 sec — Rose Mary Woods and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 pm and 10:32 pm.
  • 045-044 10:20 PM · 5 min — William P. Rogers, President Richard M. Nixon, and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 pm and 10:32 pm.
  • 045-045 10:20 PM · 5 min — William F. ("Billy") Graham and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 pm and 10:32 pm.
  • 045-046 10:20 PM · 15 sec — White House operator and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 pm and 10:32 pm.
  • 045-047 10:20 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 pm and 10:33 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 045-040, May 1, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-040 (accessed October 12, 2026).