Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 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
AI Summary
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 The recording consists primarily of this dictation and a withdrawn segment of a personal, returnable nature.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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NARA Description
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.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1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END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
*****************************************************************Also recorded on September 16, 1972
- 359-016 1:15 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 1:32 pm.
- 359-017 1:15 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 1:32 pm.
- 359-018 1:15 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 1:32 pm.
- 211-001 2:31 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 6:36 pm.
- 211-002 2:31 PM · 13 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 6:36 pm.
- 211-003 2:31 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 6:36 pm.
- 211-005 2:31 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 6:36 pm.
- 211-006 2:31 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 6:36 pm.
Cite this conversation
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).