Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 31 › Conversation 031-142

Nixon, Haldeman & Colson on Camp David and White House logistics

Thursday, October 19, 1972 · 2:38 PM–4:09 PM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operator; Colson, Charles W.; Ehrlichman, John D.; Nixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); White House operator; Colson, Charles W.; Ehrlichman, John D.Conversation031-142 on Tape 31StartThursday, October 19, 1972 at 2:38 PMEndThursday, October 19, 1972 at 4:09 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 031-142 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon, H. R. Haldeman, Charles Colson, and John Ehrlichman coordinated logistics for upcoming administrative meetings. The participants finalized the scheduling of a briefing at the White House followed by a retreat at Camp David. The discussion concluded with the President authorizing Haldeman to proceed with the arrangements for these high-level sessions.

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I want to get Erlichman.

I think he's in Ron Ziegler's office.

Thank you, sir.

They're getting him, sir.

There you are.

The meeting today is wherever you want to have it.

Here.

Yeah.

All right.

And then he wants the group to come up for dinner to Camp David.

All right.

Tomorrow night.

Fine.

And then back down so that they can brief Saturday morning.

All right.

Good.

On the Friday night meeting.

All right.

Should I do it?

Yep.

Okay.

Thank you.

NARA Description

On October 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Charles W. Colson, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:38 pm and 4:09 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-142 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 31-142

Date: October 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:38 pm and 4:09 pm
Location: White House Telephone

H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 370-9A]

        Requested for a call to John D. Ehrlichman
           -Location
                -Ronald L. Ziegler’s office

The President conferred with Charles W. Colson at an unknown time between 2:38 pm and 4:09
pm.

[End of conferral]

Haldeman talked with Ehrlichman at an unknown time between 2:38 pm and 4:09 pm.

        Schedule
            -Forthcoming meeting
                -Camp David dinner

Also recorded on October 19, 1972

370-001 12:38 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:38 pm and 1:48 pm.
370-009 1:48 PM · 1 hr 40 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Manolo Sanchez, Charles W. Colson, and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 1:48 pm to 4:15 pm.
370-010 4:15 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:15 pm and 4:19 pm.
370-011 4:15 PM · 16 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 4:15 pm and 4:19 pm.
031-143 4:19 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 4:19 pm.
031-144 4:19 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:19 pm and 5:06 pm.
370-012 4:19 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 4:19 pm.
370-013 4:20 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:20 pm to 5:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 031-142, October 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/031-142 (accessed October 10, 2026).