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Haldeman, Ehrlichman & Camp David Operator on Cabinet appointments

Tuesday, November 28, 1972 · 4:26 PM–4:40 PM ET · Camp David Study Desk · 2 min

ParticipantsHaldeman, H. R. ("Bob"); Camp David Operator; Ehrlichman, John D.Conversation183-007 on Tape 183StartTuesday, November 28, 1972 at 4:26 PMEndTuesday, November 28, 1972 at 4:40 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study DeskSourceNixon Library record for 183-007 ↗

AI Summary

H. R. Haldeman and John D. Ehrlichman coordinated the President’s administrative schedule at Camp David following a meeting with Robert Dole. The participants discussed the transition to a meeting with Gerald Ford, where Ehrlichman was requested to be present, and arranged for a subsequent meeting between the President and Richard Kleindienst. They also touched upon the potential appointment of Joseph T. Sneed, ultimately deciding to bypass him due to the speculative nature of his candidacy.

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I like my face blinker.
Hello, yes sir, that's Bob.
He got up to be so polite, thank you.
We just got Dole out, and he's just put Ford in.
He will be glad to see the bean if you want to hold him until he finishes with Ford.
He didn't feel he could hold Ford.
I tried to run him in in between.
No, I think he had Ford in before he went icing.
Does he want me there for Ford?
Yeah, all right.
I'll go on up there.
No, that's fine.
And then Dick can come on up as soon as we're clear.
Because he needs to talk to the president.
Dick?
No.
Okay, if I need to.
But you're not going to keep the dean?
No.
Will he take it?
I don't know.
And it's too speculative.
Okay.
So we'll skip him and you'll find the dean.
Right.
And run him up after we're right.
Okay.
All right.
I'll be right up.

NARA Description

On November 28, 1972, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Camp David operator, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:26 pm and 4:40 pm. The Camp David Study Desk taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 183-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 183-7

Date: November 28, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:26 pm and 4:40 pm
Location: Camp David Study Desk

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

[See Conversation No. 231-17]

       Request for a call to John D. Ehrlichman

Haldeman talked with Ehrlichman at an unknown time between 4:26 pm and 4:40 pm.

[See Conversation No. 231-17A]

       The President’s schedule
            -Recent meeting with Robert J. Dole
            -The President’s meeting with Gerald R. Ford
                  -[Joseph T. Sneed]
                  -Ehrlichman’s presence
            -Richard G. Kleindienst
                  -Forthcoming meeting with the President
            -Sneed
            -Kleindienst

Also recorded on November 28, 1972

  • 156-011 12:14 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:14 pm and 1:50 pm.
  • 156-023 12:14 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:14 pm on November 28, 1972 and 10:10 am on November 29, 1972.
  • 183-006 12:14 PM · 17 sec — Camp David operator and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:14 pm and 1:50 pm.
  • 231-017 4:26 PM · 59 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Camp David operator, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:26 pm and 4:40 pm.
  • 232-001 6:50 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:50 pm on November 28, 1972 and 8:40 am on November 29, 1972.
  • 232-002 6:50 PM · 45 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:50 pm on November 28, 1972 and 8:40 am on November 29, 1972.
  • 232-003 6:50 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:50 pm on November 28, 1972 and 8:40 am on November 29, 1972.
  • 232-015 6:50 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:50 pm on November 28, 1972 and 8:40 am on November 29, 1972.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 183-007, November 28, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/183-007 (accessed October 10, 2026).