Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 183 › Conversation 183-001
Nixon, Ehrlichman & Camp David Operator on Henry Kissinger and Ronald Ziegler
Tuesday, November 14, 1972 · 10:04 AM–11:36 AM ET · Camp David Study Desk · 49 sec
AI Summary
John D. Ehrlichman coordinates with the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephonic connection with Ronald L. Ziegler while President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman are present. The discussion focuses on managing Henry A. Kissinger’s travel schedule, specifically regarding the timing of public announcements concerning his upcoming trip to Paris. The participants deliberate on how to synchronize these communications with Ziegler and potential plans for Kissinger to visit Camp David.
- Henry Kissinger
- Ronald Ziegler
- White House communications
- Scheduling
- Paris negotiations
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NARA Description
On November 14, 1972, John D. Ehrlichman, Camp David operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:04 am and 11:36 am. The Camp David Study Desk taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 183-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 183-1
Date: November 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:04 am and 11:36 am
Location: Camp David Study Desk
John D. Ehrlichman talked with the Camp David operator.
The President and H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman can be heard in the background.
[See Conversation No. 224-15A]
Request for a call to Ronald L. Ziegler
Henry A. Kissinger’s schedule
-Trip to Paris
-Announcement
-Timing
-Ziegler
-Trip to Camp DavidAlso recorded on November 14, 1972
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- 224-012 9:54 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 9:54 am.
- 224-013 9:54 AM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 10:02 am.
- 153-007 10:02 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Mamie G. Eisenhower talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:02 am to 10:04 am.
- 224-014 10:02 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Mamie G. Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:02 am to 10:04 am.
- 153-008 10:04 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:04 am and 11:36 am.
- 183-002 10:04 AM · 1 min — John D. Ehrlichman and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:04 am and 11:36 am.
- 224-015 10:04 AM — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, unknown person(s), Camp David operator, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Henry M. ("Scoop") Jackson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:04 am to 12:40 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 183-001, November 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/183-001 (accessed October 5, 2026).