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Haldeman & Price on Camp David and Radio speech

Saturday, September 30, 1972 · 11:52 AM–11:54 AM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min

ParticipantsHaldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Price, Raymond K., Jr.Conversation030-036 on Tape 30StartSaturday, September 30, 1972 at 11:52 AMEndSaturday, September 30, 1972 at 11:54 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 030-036 ↗

H. R. Haldeman coordinates with Raymond K. Price, Jr. to arrange a meeting at Camp David with President Nixon to discuss the content and strategy for an upcoming radio speech. They deliberate on logistical arrangements for travel, ultimately agreeing that Price will join a later flight alongside Edward C. Nixon. Price is instructed to coordinate further travel details with Alexander P. Butterfield.

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Hello.
Ray Price.
Ray, this is Bob Holliman.
Yes, sir.
Would you be able to go up to Camp David with the president today?
Sure.
He wanted to get some time with you on this whole radio speech question and review, you know, what you're approaching and your thoughts, and then he's got some ideas on specific areas.
Okay.
When would that be?
I'm not sure.
They're waiting to check the weather, but probably...
about one o'clock okay and uh overnight yeah okay i'll look home and get pulled together and then we'd be leaving from here leave from here at one yeah okay fine we got another one going later if that's a problem for you because eddie nixon's going up later on well he'll be going from the airport though
Okay, I guess I better try and catch this one then.
Well, you want to wait and catch the next one?
He's going up 230 or something.
Okay, that would probably be better.
Okay.
I've got a few things I'd like to get out of the way.
Okay.
Okay?
Yeah.
Who shall I check in on?
Alex.
Okay, fine.
Right, good.

On September 30, 1972, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone from 11:52 am to 11:54 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 030-036 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 30-36

Date: September 30, 1972
Time: 11:52 am - 11:54 am
Location: White House Telephone

H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with Raymond K. Price, Jr.

[See Conversation No. 789-6B]

       Price's schedule
               -Camp David
                      -Meeting with the President
                      -Radio speech
               -Edward C. Nixon
               -Alexander P. Butterfield
  • 789-006 10:56 AM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Alexander P. Butterfield, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, Raymond K. Price, Jr., and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:56 am to 12:00 pm.
  • 030-037 12:00 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 12:00 pm and 12:05 pm.
  • 789-007 12:00 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, White House operator, Charles E. ("Chip") Bohlen, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:00 pm to 12:20 pm.
  • 030-038 12:05 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles E. ("Chip") Bohlen talked on the telephone from 12:05 pm to 12:11 pm.
  • 180-001 1:05 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 1:05 pm on September 30, 1972 and 9:22 am on October 3, 1972.
  • 180-002 1:05 PM · 11 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 1:05 pm on September 30, 1972 and 9:22 am on October 3, 1972.
  • 180-003 1:05 PM · 22 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Nelson Pierce talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 1:05 pm on September 30, 1972 and 9:22 am on October 3, 1972.
  • 180-004 1:05 PM · 12 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 1:05 pm on September 30, 1972 and 9:22 am on October 3, 1972.

Conversation 030-036, September 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/030-036 (accessed October 10, 2026).