President Nixon met with H.R. Haldeman at Camp David to dictate a formal memorandum. While significant portions of the recording are classified as personal and withheld from the public record, the discussion focused on administrative instructions and presidential directives. No policy shifts or political strategies were captured in the available transcript material.
On July 23, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:35 pm and 3:05 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 196-027 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 196-27
Date: July 23, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:35 pm and 3:05 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President dictated a memorandum to H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
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[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 6s ]
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Dictated material
-Memorandum
-Camp David
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[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 3m 10s ]
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