Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 018-078
Date: Thursday, January 13, 1972 at 2:45 PM
Participants: Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Hughes, James D. ("Don")
Recording device: White House Telephone
Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/018-078

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[0:00] hello mr president is bob alderman oh um general he is okay hello don bob alderman uh we've got the problem of choppers and getting to camp david right uh and understand there's no way to get up there between now and tomorrow morning 11 o'clock right before all right uh how close can we chopper out of here uh yeah there's a problem here at the camp it's up at the camp okay
[0:27] Then how close can we get to Camp David?
[0:30] Can we get to Thurmont or something like that?
[0:32] I'll have to check, Bob.
[0:33] I'm not in my office and I didn't check that point.
[0:36] Well, he does need to go and he's very anxious to avoid driving all the way if possible.
[0:41] Give me five minutes.
[0:42] Right.
[0:42] Call me back on this line.
[0:43] Right.
[0:44] Thank you.