Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 137 › Conversation 137-014

Nixon phone call with Ehrlichman on Camp David and White House Tapes

Sunday, August 13, 1972 · 10:11 AM–10:12 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.Conversation137-014 on Tape 137StartSunday, August 13, 1972 at 10:11 AMEndSunday, August 13, 1972 at 10:12 AMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 137-014 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman engaged in a brief telephone consultation while at Camp David. The conversation was designated as a personal returnable item and no transcript remains available for public review. Consequently, the specific topics discussed and any resulting action items remain restricted and undocumented in the current historical record.

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NARA Description

On August 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:11 am to 10:12 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 137-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 137-14

Date: August 13, 1972
Time: 10:11-10:12 am
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with John D. Ehrlichman.

[See Conversation No. 199-8]

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Also recorded on August 13, 1972

  • 199-008 10:11 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:11 am to 10:12 am.
  • 199-009 10:13 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 10:13 am.
  • 137-015 10:15 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 10:15 am.
  • 137-016 10:15 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 10:15 am.
  • 137-017 10:15 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:15 am and 10:19 am.
  • 199-010 10:15 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 10:15 am.
  • 199-011 10:15 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:15 am and 10:19 am.
  • 137-018 10:19 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:19 am to 10:22 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 137-014, August 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/137-014 (accessed October 12, 2026).