Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 29 › Conversation 029-059

Nixon, Kissinger & Bull on Camp David and Helicopter transportation

Tuesday, August 8, 1972 · 4:47 PM–4:48 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.; Kissinger, Henry A.Conversation029-059 on Tape 29StartTuesday, August 8, 1972 at 4:47 PMEndTuesday, August 8, 1972 at 4:48 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 029-059 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with Stephen B. Bull and Henry A. Kissinger regarding logistical arrangements for an upcoming trip to Camp David. The discussion focused on coordinating the departure schedule and the specific timing of helicopter transportation. No major policy decisions were reached, as the conversation served primarily to finalize travel logistics.

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NARA Description

On August 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 4:47 pm to 4:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 029-059 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 29-59

Date: August 8, 1972
Time: 4:47 pm - 4:48 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with Stephen B. Bull.

[See Conversation No. 363-16D]

     The President's schedule
          -[Camp David]
               -Helicopter

The President conferred with Henry A. Kissinger at an unknown time.

                      -Kissinger
                      -Helicopter
                      -Timing

Also recorded on August 8, 1972

  • 029-060 4:54 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:54 pm and 4:56 pm.
  • 363-017 4:54 PM · 8 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 4:54 pm and 4:56 pm.
  • 029-061 4:56 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone from 4:56 pm to 4:59 pm.
  • 363-018 4:56 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:56 pm to 4:59 pm.
  • 029-062 4:59 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:59 pm and 5:05 pm.
  • 029-063 4:59 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:59 pm and 5:05 pm.
  • 363-019 4:59 PM · 8 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 4:59 pm and 5:05 pm.
  • 363-020 4:59 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:59 pm and 5:05 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 029-059, August 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/029-059 (accessed October 1, 2026).