Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 15 › Conversation 015-186
Nixon phone call with Haldeman on Economic Policy and Phase II
Wednesday, December 1, 1971 · 8:15 PM–8:19 PM ET · White House Telephone
AI Summary
President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman coordinated the President's upcoming travel schedule, specifically weighing potential trips to Florida and Camp David while considering press logistics and weather reports from Charles "Bebe" Rebozo. The conversation also addressed the status of a speech on economic policy and Phase II wage-price controls, including the involvement of John D. Ehrlichman in drafting. Furthermore, the two discussed legislative coordination with Clark MacGregor regarding the status of pending tax legislation.
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NARA Description
On December 1, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 8:15 pm to 8:19 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-186 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 15-186
Date: December 1, 1971
Time: 8:15 pm - 8:19 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
The President talked with Haldeman..
Ronald L. Ziegler
-Statement on the President's schedule
-Press notification
-Florida
-Weather
-Charles G. (“Bebe”) Rebozo
-Camp David
-Florida
-Press
-Haldeman's call to Rebozo
-Weather
The President's speech
-Economic policy
-Senior citizens
-Phase II
-John D. Ehrlichman
-Wage-price freeze
-Copy to the President
-Delivery
-The President's schedule
The President's schedule
-Florida
-Tax Bill
-Clark MacGregor
-Camp DavidAlso recorded on December 2, 1971
- 015-182 8:03 PM · 8 sec — Manolo Sanchez and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:03 pm.
- 015-183 8:06 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 8:06 pm to 8:09 pm.
- 015-184 8:13 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:13 pm.
- 015-185 8:13 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:13 pm and 8:15 pm.
- 015-187 8:20 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 8:20 pm to 8:36 pm.
- 015-188 7:40 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:40 am and 8:33 am.
- 015-189 8:33 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 8:33 am to 8:34 am.
- 015-190 8:34 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:34 am and 8:53 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 015-186, December 2, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/015-186 (accessed September 28, 2026).