Nixon White House TapesTape 211 › Conversation 211-004

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H.R. Haldeman and Memorandum

Saturday, September 16, 1972 · 2:31 PM–6:36 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire ·13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation211-004 onTape 211StartSaturday, September 16, 1972 at 2:31 PMEndSaturday, September 16, 1972 at 6:36 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 211-004 ↗

President Nixon met with H.R. Haldeman at the Aspen Lodge to dictate a memorandum regarding internal White House administrative matters. The recording consists primarily of this dictation and a withdrawn segment of a personal, returnable nature. No further policy developments or substantive discussions were captured in the available material.

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On September 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 6:36 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 211-004 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 211-4

Date: September 16, 1972
Time: Unknown time between 2:31 pm and 6:36 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

                                       (rev. Oct-06)

The President dictated a memorandum to H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 9m 28s     ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Conversation 211-004, September 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/211-004 (accessed September 18, 2026).