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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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation214-004 onTape 214StartSaturday, September 30, 1972 at 2:42 PMEndSaturday, September 30, 1972 at 2:45 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 214-004 ↗

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.

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I'd like to have a talk with John Connolly, and if he'd like to bring Rich in.
I'd like to see him separately early in the week.
I think it's important to keep a separate dialogue going there, too.
And also, it's useful for me to talk to him about the other thing, President.
So if you would just let John know today that, after he's done his take,
so that doesn't interfere with his training.
He's doing that monthly, isn't he?
Right.
So we can do that on Tuesdays.
Right.
If he wants, or without me, if he prefers.
But I just want to talk about the general, his own plans and so forth, what he's doing.
Right.

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[See Conversation No. 145-5; one item has been withdrawn]

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 · 13 sec — 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. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/214-004 (accessed September 18, 2026).