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.
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 AidConversation 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 -Briefing paper
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