Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 183 › Conversation 183-008
Nixon, Haldeman & Camp David Operator on Nguyen Phu Duc and Vietnam diplomacy
Wednesday, November 29, 1972 · 8:40 AM–10:10 AM ET · Camp David Study Desk · 30 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman coordinate the retrieval of missing briefing materials intended for the President’s upcoming meeting with South Vietnamese official Nguyen Phu Duc. Following the President's frustration regarding the missing documents, Haldeman facilitates a call to Lawrence M. Higby to locate and deliver the necessary paperwork. This brief exchange highlights the administrative oversight required to ensure the President was adequately prepared for sensitive diplomatic discussions.
- Nguyen Phu Duc
- Vietnam diplomacy
- White House administration
- Briefing materials
- Lawrence M. Higby
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NARA Description
On November 29, 1972, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Camp David operator, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:40 am and 10:10 am. The Camp David Study Desk taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 183-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 183-8
Date: November 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:40 am and 10:10 am
Location: Camp David Study Desk
H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the Camp David operator.
The President can be heard in the background.
[See Conversation No. 232-4A]
Need
Request for a call to Lawrence M. Higby
The President’s forthcoming meeting with Nguyen Phu Duc
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 183-008, November 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/183-008 (accessed October 10, 2026).