Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 177 › Conversation 177-002

Haldeman & Camp David Operator on Lawrence M. Higby and Communication

Friday, September 8, 1972 · 6:03 PM–2:26 PM ET · Camp David Study Desk · 23 sec

ParticipantsHaldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Camp David OperatorConversation177-002 on Tape 177StartFriday, September 8, 1972 at 6:03 PMEndSunday, September 10, 1972 at 2:26 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study DeskSourceNixon Library record for 177-002 ↗

AI Summary

H. R. Haldeman contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephonic connection with his aide, Lawrence M. Higby. The brief interaction served exclusively as a logistical request to initiate this communication. No further policy or administrative matters were addressed during this exchange.

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May I take the place?
Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:03 pm on September 8, 1972 and 2:26 pm on September 10, 1972. The Camp David Study Desk taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 177-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 177-2

Date: Unknown between September 8 and 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:03 pm, September 8 and 2:26 pm, September 10, 1972
Location: Camp David Study Desk

H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the Camp David operator.

            Request for a call to Lawrence M. Higby

Also recorded on September 8, 1972

  • 177-001 6:03 PM · 6 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:03 pm on September 8, 1972 and 2:26 pm on September 10, 1972.
  • 177-003 6:03 PM · 14 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Lawrence M. Higby talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:03 pm on September 8, 1972 and 2:26 pm on September 10, 1972.
  • 208-001 6:03 PM · 14 sec — Unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:03 pm on September 8, 1972 and 2:26 pm on September 10, 1972.
  • 208-002 6:03 PM · 13 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:03 pm on September 8, 1972 and 2:26 pm on September 10, 1972.
  • 208-003 6:03 PM · 13 sec — Unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:03 pm on September 8, 1972 and 2:26 pm on September 10, 1972.
  • 208-004 6:03 PM · 13 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:03 pm on September 8, 1972 and 2:26 pm on September 10, 1972.
  • 208-005 6:03 PM · 13 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:03 pm on September 8, 1972 and 2:26 pm on September 10, 1972.
  • 208-006 6:03 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:03 pm on September 8, 1972 and 2:26 pm on September 10, 1972.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 177-002, September 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/177-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).