Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 172 › Conversation 172-012

Nixon phone call with Haldeman on Camp David and Presidential travel

Friday, June 9, 1972 · 7:12 PM–7:13 PM ET · Camp David Study Desk · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation172-012 on Tape 172 (tape position 01:05:58–00:00:00)StartFriday, June 9, 1972 at 7:12 PMEndFriday, June 9, 1972 at 7:13 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study DeskSourceNixon Library record for 172-012 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417174877 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman coordinated the logistics for the President's departure from Camp David to the White House. They discussed helicopter standby procedures and established an 8:00 p.m. departure time for the President. Nixon explicitly clarified that he would be traveling alone, noting that other guests remaining at Camp David did not need to accompany him.

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NARA Description

On June 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 7:12 pm to 7:13 pm. The Camp David Study Desk taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 172-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 172-12

Date: June 9, 1972
Time: 7:12-7:13 pm
Location: Camp David Study Desk (telephone)

The President talked with H.R. Haldeman.

[See Conversation No. 192-19]

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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 11/07/2017.
55s cleared for release with two segments of 22s and 4s remaining closed as 172-012-w001 and
172-012-w002 respectively.]
[172-012-w001]
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 22s]

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       Helicopter availability
            -Standby

       Return to the White House
            -Timing

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[172-012-w002]
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 4s]

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      Timing to return to the White House

      Return of other Camp David guests

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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Let me ask you, what is available?
Is the helicopter available if I wanted to go down there?
Because I think the... Oh, sure.
Yeah, they have it available.
Yes, sir.
Anytime you want it.
All right.
Well... Yeah, they keep yours up here on standby, so that's... Well, I think that I should... Take them a few minutes, you know, to roll it out and crank it up.
No, we could say they'd be ready in a half hour.
Sure.
Well, we'll say 8 o'clock.
8 o'clock?
8 o'clock, which will give them time to whatever they're doing.
Okay.
So forth and so on.
Okay.
And we'll go back.
All right, fine.
8 o'clock.
Others don't have to go.
You know what I mean?
There's no reason for other people to go down because I am.
Okay.
Okay, very good.

Also recorded on June 9, 1972

  • 172-008 5:26 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 5:26 pm.
  • 172-009 5:27 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard G. Kleindienst talked on the telephone at Camp David from 5:27 pm to 5:36 pm.
  • 192-016 5:27 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard G. Kleindienst met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 5:27 pm to 5:36 pm.
  • 172-010 5:38 PM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 5:38 pm to 5:39 pm.
  • 192-017 5:38 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 5:38 pm to 5:39 pm.
  • 172-011 5:39 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:39 pm and 5:47 pm.
  • 192-018 5:39 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:39 pm and 5:47 pm.
  • 192-019 7:12 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 7:12 pm to 7:13 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 172-012, June 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417174877). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/172-012 (accessed November 4, 2026).