Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 198 › Conversation 198-004

Nixon phone call with Haldeman on Camp David and Leisure

Tuesday, July 25, 1972 · 9:54 AM–10:07 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 20 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation198-004 on Tape 198StartTuesday, July 25, 1972 at 9:54 AMEndTuesday, July 25, 1972 at 10:07 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 198-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H.R. Haldeman met at the Aspen Lodge to discuss brief logistics regarding the day's leisure activities at Camp David. The participants exchanged casual remarks concerning the weather and a suggestion for playing tennis. No substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were recorded during this brief encounter.

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Everybody ought to play tennis today.
It's nice and cool.
Okay.
Bye.

NARA Description

On July 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:54 am to 10:07 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 198-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 198-4

Date: July 29, 1972
Time: 9:54 am - 10:07 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

[See Conversation No. 138-3; one item has been withdrawn from this conversation]

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  • 198-005 10:07 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:07 am and 10:09 am.
  • 198-006 10:09 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:09 am to 10:18 am.
  • 198-007 10:18 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:18 am and 10:31 am.
  • 752-007 10:36 AM · 21 min — Stephen B. Bull, Frank C. Coleman, Herbert Stein, Russell E. Train, Arthur F. Sampson, Darrell M. Trent, Donald H. Rumsfeld, John D. Ehrlichman, White House photographer, and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:36 am to 10:57 am.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 198-004, July 25, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/198-004 (accessed October 12, 2026).