President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent communication with his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This brief administrative exchange served as the necessary step to bridge the connection between the President and his top aide. No further policy or strategic matters were discussed during this request.
On April 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:00 pm and 2:04 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-128 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 22-128 Date: April 15, 1972 Time: Unknown between 2:00 pm and 2:04 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 329-43] Request for call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.