H. R. Haldeman utilized the White House operator to initiate a telephone call to Special Counsel Charles W. Colson. Following a brief connection facilitated by the operator, the two men engaged in a private discussion lasting over a minute. The primary objective of the interaction was to coordinate a direct communication between these two key Nixon administration figures.
On August 1, 1972, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:34 am and 11:03 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 028-028 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 28-28 Date: August 1, 1972 Time: Unknown between 10:34 and 11:03 am Location: White House Telephone H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 758-11A] Request for a call to Charles W. Colson ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 1m 15s ] HALDEMAN TALKED WITH COLSON. END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
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