Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 214 › Conversation 214-004
Nixon phone call with Haldeman on John Connally and Political Strategy
Saturday, September 30, 1972 · 2:42 PM–2:45 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman coordinate a future meeting with John Connally to discuss his personal plans and future political alignment. Nixon requests that this dialogue remain separate from other scheduled commitments to ensure Connally’s ongoing training remains unaffected. Haldeman is tasked with notifying Connally to arrange the session for early in the upcoming week.
- John Connally
- Political Strategy
- Scheduling
- White House Personnel
- Administration Planning
Audio
NARA Description
On September 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 2:42 pm to 2:45 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 214-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 214-4 Date: September 30, 1972 Time: 2:42 pm - 2:45 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman. [See Conversation No. 145-5; one item has been withdrawn]
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Also recorded on September 30, 1972
- 145-002 2:05 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:05 pm and 2:32 pm.
- 145-003 2:32 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:32 pm to 2:36 pm.
- 214-003 2:32 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 2:32 pm to 2:36 pm.
- 145-004 2:36 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:36 pm and 2:42 pm.
- 145-005 2:42 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:42 pm to 2:45 pm.
- 145-006 2:45 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:45 pm and 2:51 pm.
- 145-007 2:51 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:51 pm to 2:59 pm.
- 214-005 2:51 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 2:51 pm to 2:59 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 214-004, September 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 651228586). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/214-004 (accessed November 2, 2026).