Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 172 › Conversation 172-012
Nixon phone call with Haldeman on Camp David and Presidential travel
Friday, June 9, 1972 · 7:12 PM–7:13 PM ET · Camp David Study Desk · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman coordinated the logistics for the President's departure from Camp David to the White House. They discussed helicopter standby procedures and established an 8:00 p.m. departure time for the President. Nixon explicitly clarified that he would be traveling alone, noting that other guests remaining at Camp David did not need to accompany him.
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NARA Description
On June 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 7:12 pm to 7:13 pm. The Camp David Study Desk taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 172-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 172-12
Date: June 9, 1972
Time: 7:12-7:13 pm
Location: Camp David Study Desk (telephone)
The President talked with H.R. Haldeman.
[See Conversation No. 192-19]
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 11/07/2017.
55s cleared for release with two segments of 22s and 4s remaining closed as 172-012-w001 and
172-012-w002 respectively.]
[172-012-w001]
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 22s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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Helicopter availability
-Standby
Return to the White House
-Timing
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
[172-012-w002]
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 4s]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 2
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Timing to return to the White House
Return of other Camp David guests
*****************************************************************Also recorded on June 9, 1972
- 172-008 5:26 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 5:26 pm.
- 172-009 5:27 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard G. Kleindienst talked on the telephone at Camp David from 5:27 pm to 5:36 pm.
- 192-016 5:27 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard G. Kleindienst met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 5:27 pm to 5:36 pm.
- 172-010 5:38 PM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 5:38 pm to 5:39 pm.
- 192-017 5:38 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 5:38 pm to 5:39 pm.
- 172-011 5:39 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:39 pm and 5:47 pm.
- 192-018 5:39 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:39 pm and 5:47 pm.
- 192-019 7:12 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 7:12 pm to 7:13 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 172-012, June 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/172-012 (accessed October 24, 2026).