Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 183 › Conversation 183-003
Haldeman, Higby & Camp David Operator on Bob Hope and Transportation
Tuesday, November 21, 1972 · 9:33 AM–4:41 PM ET · Camp David Study Desk · 1 min
AI Summary
H. R. Haldeman coordinates with Lawrence M. Higby to schedule a same-day meeting between President Nixon and Bob Hope at Camp David. Haldeman provides specific logistical instructions, directing that Hope be transported via a 3:15 p.m. helicopter and provided with private car service. The directive emphasizes the need for efficiency, explicitly instructing staff to ensure Hope does not have to wait for other visitors.
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NARA Description
On November 21, 1972, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Camp David operator, and Lawrence M. Higby talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:33 am and 4:41 pm. The Camp David Study Desk taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 183-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 183-3
Date: November 21, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:33 am and 4:41 pm
Location: Camp David Study Desk
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the Camp David operator.
Request for a call to Lawrence M. Higby
Haldeman talked with Higby at an unknown time between 9:33 am and 4:41 pm.
The President’s schedule
-Meeting with Leslie T. (“Bob”) Hope, November 21, 1972
-Request for a call to Hope
-Timing
-Transportation
-Arrangements
-Helicopter
-Timing
-AutomobileAlso recorded on November 21, 1972
- 155-022 9:10 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 9:24 am.
- 229-008 9:10 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 9:24 am.
- 155-023 9:24 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:24 am to 9:25 am.
- 229-010 9:24 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:24 am to 9:25 am.
- 155-024 9:25 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:25 am and 9:28 am.
- 229-011 9:25 AM · 1 hr 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Camp David operator, Rose Mary Woods, John V. Brennan, and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:25 am and 10:35 am.
- 155-025 9:28 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:28 am to 9:32 am.
- 155-026 9:43 AM · 4 min — Rose Mary Woods, President Richard M. Nixon, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:43 am to 9:48 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 183-003, November 21, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/183-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).