Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 211 › Conversation 211-012
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H.R. Haldeman and Memorandum
Sunday, September 17, 1972 · 10:25 AM–11:27 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire ·13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon dictates a memorandum to Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman while at Camp David. The primary objective of the recording is to formalize administrative instructions or directives for Haldeman's immediate attention. Due to the withdrawal of the content, no specific policy topics or action items are publicly available.
- H.R. Haldeman
- Memorandum
- White House Administration
- Executive Directives
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.
NARA Description
On September 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:25 am and 11:27 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 211-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 211-12 Date: September 17, 1972 Time: Unknown between 10:25 am and 11:27 am Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President dictated a memorandum to H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 1m 48s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
Also recorded on September 17, 1972
- 211-013 10:25 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:25 am and 11:27 am.
- 143-003 11:27 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 11:27 am.
- 143-004 11:27 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:27 am and 11:28 am.
- 211-014 11:27 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 11:27 am.
- 143-005 11:28 AM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:30 am.
- 143-006 11:28 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:30 am.
- 211-015 11:28 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 11:28 am.
- 211-016 11:28 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:30 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 211-012, September 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/211-012 (accessed September 18, 2026).