Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 234 › Conversation 234-008
Nixon phone call with Haldeman on John Ehrlichman and Camp David
Wednesday, December 6, 1972 · 8:16 PM–8:17 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 20 sec
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NARA Description
On December 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:16 pm to 8:17 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 234-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 234-8 Date: December 6, 1972 Time: 8:16 – 8: 17 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman. [See Conversation No. 157-21]
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Also recorded on December 6, 1972
- 157-019 5:54 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy talked on the telephone at Camp David from 5:54 pm to 5:59 pm.
- 234-004 5:54 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 5:54 pm to 5:59 pm.
- 157-020 5:59 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:59 pm and 8:16 pm.
- 234-005 5:59 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:59 pm and 8:16 pm.
- 234-006 6:30 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:30 pm and 8:16 pm.
- 234-007 6:30 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:30 pm and 8:17 pm.
- 157-021 8:16 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:16 pm to 8:17 pm.
- 234-009 8:17 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:17 pm and 8:24 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 234-008, December 6, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/234-008 (accessed October 28, 2026).