Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 140 › Conversation 140-045
Nixon phone call with Haldeman on Lawrence F. O'Brien, Jr.
Saturday, August 19, 1972 · 3:23 PM–3:36 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 31 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon directed H. R. Haldeman to ensure follow-up on an investigation involving Lawrence F. O'Brien, Jr. Nixon expressed concern that Treasury Secretary George P. Shultz might neglect the matter and emphasized the need for active oversight regarding the Internal Revenue Service's involvement. Haldeman committed to addressing the issue immediately following his recent consultation with John Ehrlichman.
- Lawrence F. O'Brien, Jr.
- Internal Revenue Service
- George P. Shultz
- Political investigations
- John Ehrlichman
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NARA Description
On August 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 3:23 pm to 3:36 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 140-045 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 140-45
Date: August 19, 1972
Time: 3:23 pm - 3:26 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
[See Conversation No. 205-17]
Lawrence F. O'Brien, Jr. investigation
-Haldeman's role
-George P. Shultz
-Internal Revenue Service [IRS]
-Haldeman’s recent conversation with John [D. Ehrlichman?]
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- 205-017 3:23 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 3:23 pm to 3:26 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 140-045, August 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/140-045 (accessed October 8, 2026).