Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 18 › Conversation 018-083
Nixon, Haldeman & Bull on Camp David and Presidential travel
Thursday, January 13, 1972 · 2:47 PM–3:09 PM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min
AI Summary
H. R. Haldeman coordinates with Stephen B. Bull regarding logistical plans for the President’s travel to Camp David. The discussion focuses on determining the mode of transportation—helicopter or car—based on weather conditions at the destination in Thurmont, Maryland. Haldeman also confirms that Rose Mary Woods and Marjorie P. Acker are scheduled to accompany the President's party and instructs Bull to relay these arrangements to the relevant staff.
- Camp David
- Presidential travel
- Logistics
- Helicopter transport
- White House scheduling
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NARA Description
On January 13, 1972, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 3:09 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 018-083 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 18-83
Date: January 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:47 pm and 3:09 pm
Location: White House Telephone
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 314-1G]
Request for a call to Stephen B. Bull
[Haldeman conferred with the President.]
Schedule
-Henry A. Kissinger
[End of conferral]
Haldeman talked with Bull.
The President's departure for Camp David
-First Family
-Time
-Transportation mode
-Helicopter, car
-Thurmont, Maryland
-Alternatives
Haldeman, Rose Mary Woods, Marjorie P. Acker
-PlansAlso recorded on January 13, 1972
- 018-077 2:34 PM · 1 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:34 pm and 2:45 pm.
- 314-001 2:34 PM · 1 hr 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, James D. ("Don") Hughes, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:34 pm to 3:41 pm.
- 018-078 2:45 PM · 46 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and James D. ("Don") Hughes talked on the telephone at 2:45 pm.
- 018-079 2:45 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 2:45 pm.
- 018-080 2:45 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 2:45 pm to 2:47 pm.
- 018-081 2:47 PM · 2 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and James D. ("Don") Hughes talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 3:09 pm.
- 018-082 2:47 PM · 1 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, and James D. ("Don") Hughes talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 3:09 pm.
- 018-084 3:09 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:09 pm and 3:50 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 018-083, January 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/018-083 (accessed October 19, 2026).