Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 22 › Conversation 022-121
Nixon phone call with Butterfield on Camp David and Alexander M. Haig Jr.
Wednesday, April 12, 1972 · 3:27 PM–3:28 PM ET · White House Telephone · 51 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield coordinate the logistics for the President's upcoming trip to Camp David, specifically scheduling a meeting with Alexander M. Haig, Jr. to occur during the transit. The President sets an approximate departure time of 4:30 pm, contingent on his meeting with John N. Mitchell. Additionally, Nixon provides instructions regarding travel arrangements for staff, including Rose Mary Woods and others, ensuring they have the option to stay behind if preferred.
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NARA Description
On April 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 3:27 pm to 3:28 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-121 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 22-121
Date: April 12, 1972
Time: 3:27 pm - 3:28 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with Alexander P. Butterfield.
[See Conversation No. 330-43]
The President’s meeting with Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
-Haig’s schedule
-Helicopter for return trip
Trip to Camp David
-Departure time
-John N. Mitchell
-Rose Mary Woods
-Nellie L. Yates
-Beverly [Kaye?]
The conversation was cut off at 3:28 pm.Transcript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on April 12, 1972
- 022-118 3:20 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:20 pm.
- 330-039 3:20 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:20 pm.
- 022-119 3:23 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 3:23 pm to 3:26 pm.
- 330-041 3:26 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 3:27 pm.
- 330-042 3:26 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 3:27 pm.
- 022-120 3:27 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:27 pm.
- 330-043 3:27 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:27 pm to 3:28 pm.
- 330-044 3:29 PM · 1 hr 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John N. Mitchell, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, Rose Mary Woods, Walter R. Tkach, and Dr. W. Kenneth Riland met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:29 pm to 4:50 pm.
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- Nixon phone call with Cox on Camp David and First Family April 26, 1973 · 2 min
- Nixon phone call with Campbell on Travel planning and Camp David June 24, 1972 · 2 min
- Nixon & Bull on Camp David and Travel Planning July 28, 1972 · 2 min
- Nixon phone call with Haldeman on Watergate and John Mitchell May 10, 1973 · 2 min
- Nixon phone call with Woods on Watergate and John Mitchell May 10, 1973 · 1 min
- Nixon, Woods & Haldeman on John Mitchell November 21, 1972 · 4 min
Cite this conversation
Conversation 022-121, April 12, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417193207). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/022-121 (accessed November 15, 2026).