Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 136 › Conversation 136-011
Nixon phone call with Haldeman on Camp David and Weather
Saturday, July 22, 1972 · 2:46 PM–2:47 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 38 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted H. R. Haldeman at Camp David to discuss the day's leisure activities and local weather conditions. The two men compared the extreme heat in Washington, D.C., with the relatively more comfortable environment at the retreat. They concluded the call by coordinating a brief, informal meeting to address pending administrative matters.
- Camp David
- H. R. Haldeman
- Weather
- Presidential schedule
- Informal meetings
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NARA Description
On July 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:46 pm to 2:47 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 136-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 136-11
Date: July 22, 1972
Time: 2:46-2:47 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table (telephone)
The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
[See Conversation No. 197-14]
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 04/10/2019.
Segment cleared for release.]
[Personal Returnable]
[136-011-w001]
[Duration: 27s]
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman's activities at Camp David
-Pool
-Tennis
-Weather
-Heat
-Compared to Washington DC
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Haldeman’s scheduleAlso recorded on July 22, 1972
- 136-010 2:44 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:44 pm and 2:46 pm.
- 197-013 2:44 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:44 pm and 2:46 pm.
- 197-014 2:46 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 2:46 pm to 2:47 pm.
- 136-012 2:47 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 3:57 pm.
- 136-013 2:47 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 3:57 pm.
- 136-014 2:47 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 3:57 pm.
- 197-015 2:47 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 3:05 pm.
- 197-016 2:47 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 3:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 136-011, July 22, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/136-011 (accessed October 12, 2026).