Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 153 › Conversation 153-003

Nixon phone call with Haldeman on Charles Colson and Camp David

Monday, November 13, 1972 · 7:40 PM–7:41 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 18 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation153-003 on Tape 153StartMonday, November 13, 1972 at 7:40 PMEndMonday, November 13, 1972 at 7:41 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 153-003 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417175601 ↗

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NARA Description

On November 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 7:40 pm to 7:41 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 153-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 153-3

Date: November 13, 1972
Time: 7:40 pm - 7:41 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

[See Conversation No. 224-7]

       Charles W. Colson
            -Departure
            -Conversation with Haldeman

       Haldeman’s forthcoming meeting with the President

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Hello.
Hello.
Has Chuck and the rest left?
No, Chuck and I were just talking.
He's all fine.
As soon as everybody's left, you can come over.
I'll go over a couple things.
Okay.
Okay.
All right.

Also recorded on November 13, 1972

  • 153-001 3:55 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and Alice Roosevelt Longworth talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:55 pm and 5:07 pm.
  • 224-004 5:07 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:07 pm and 7:40 pm.
  • 224-005 5:07 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:07 pm and 7:40 pm.
  • 153-002 7:30 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:30 pm and 7:40 pm.
  • 224-006 7:30 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 7:30 pm and 7:40 pm.
  • 224-007 7:40 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 7:40 pm to 7:41 pm.
  • 224-008 7:41 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:41 pm on November 13, 1972 and 12:00 am on November 14, 1972.
  • 224-009 7:41 PM · 2 min — Manolo Sanchez and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:41 pm on November 13, 1972 and 9:36 am on November 14, 1972.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 153-003, November 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417175601). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/153-003 (accessed November 2, 2026).