Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 31 › Conversation 031-113

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

Wednesday, October 18, 1972 · 7:41 AM ET · White House Telephone ·16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorConversation031-113 onTape 31StartWednesday, October 18, 1972 at 7:41 AMEndWednesday, October 18, 1972 at 7:41 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 031-113 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the White House operator to contact H.R. Haldeman regarding a conversation. The President specified that the call should only be placed once Haldeman arrived at his office. This brief exchange served as a routine administrative request to facilitate a direct communication line with his Chief of Staff.

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Then as Mr. Haldeman gets into his office, would you have him give me a call, please?
I certainly will, sir.
Not until he gets us to his office.
Right, sir.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On October 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:41 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-113 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 31-113

Date: October 18, 1972
Time: 7:41 am

                                        (rev. Oct-06)

Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 369-3]

        Request for a call to H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Also recorded on October 18, 1972

  • 369-003 7:41 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 7:41 am.
  • 369-004 7:41 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:41 am and 7:53 am.
  • 031-114 7:53 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:53 am to 7:55 am.
  • 369-005 7:53 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:53 am to 7:55 am.
  • 369-006 7:55 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:55 am and 8:20 am.
  • 369-007 7:55 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:55 am and 8:20 am.
  • 369-008 7:55 AM · 8 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 7:55 am and 8:20 am.
  • 369-009 8:20 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:20 am to 9:50 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 031-113, October 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/031-113 (accessed September 18, 2026).