Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 45 › Conversation 045-207

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

Thursday, May 10, 1973 · 5:04 PM–5:17 PM ET · White House Telephone · 13 sec

ParticipantsWhite House operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation045-207 on Tape 45StartThursday, May 10, 1973 at 5:04 PMEndThursday, May 10, 1973 at 5:17 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 045-207 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and a White House operator discussed the scheduling of a return phone call from H. R. Haldeman. Upon being informed that Haldeman would be unavailable for approximately thirty minutes, the President consented to the delay. This brief administrative exchange served solely to manage the President's communications regarding his former Chief of Staff.

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No.
Mr. President, Mr. Haldeman will have to return your call in about a half hour.
Is that all right?
Sure.
All right, then.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On May 10, 1973, White House operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:04 pm and 5:17 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-207 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 45-207

Date: May 10, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:04 pm and 5:17 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The White House operator talked with the President.

     Return telephone call from H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Also recorded on May 10, 1973

  • 045-201 4:51 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 4:51 pm to 4:52 pm.
  • 045-202 4:52 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:52 pm and 4:54 pm.
  • 045-203 4:54 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone from 4:54 pm to 5:00 pm.
  • 045-204 5:00 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:00 pm and 5:01 pm.
  • 045-205 5:01 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 5:01 pm to 5:04 pm.
  • 045-206 5:04 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:04 pm and 5:17 pm.
  • 045-208 5:04 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:04 pm and 5:17 pm.
  • 045-209 5:17 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 5:17 pm to 5:20 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 045-207, 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/045-207 (accessed October 12, 2026).