Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-192

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

Thursday, May 10, 1973 · 3:10 PM ET · White House Telephone · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation045-192 on Tape 45StartThursday, May 10, 1973 at 3:10 PMEndThursday, May 10, 1973 at 3:10 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 045-192 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to H. R. Haldeman. He specifically requested that the operator avoid interrupting Haldeman if he was currently in a meeting. The President directed the operator to notify him only once Haldeman became available.

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Operator?
Yes, sir.
If he's in a meeting, though, don't interrupt him.
Come to call me when he's free, please.
Yes, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On May 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:10 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-192 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 45-192

Date: May 10, 1973
Time: 3:10 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See also Conversation No. 435-12]

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

Also recorded on May 10, 1973

  • 045-190 3:00 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:00 pm and 3:02 pm.
  • 045-191 3:02 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 3:02 pm to 3:05 pm.
  • 435-010 3:02 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:02 pm to 3:05 pm.
  • 435-011 3:05 PM · 10 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 3:05 pm and 3:10 pm.
  • 435-012 3:10 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:10 pm.
  • 435-013 3:10 PM · 9 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 3:10 pm and 3:24 pm.
  • 435-014 3:10 PM · 54 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 3:10 pm and 3:24 pm.
  • 435-015 3:10 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:10 pm and 3:24 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 045-192, May 10, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/045-192 (accessed October 1, 2026).