Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 219 › Conversation 219-004

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

Tuesday, October 10, 1972 · 8:15 PM–8:16 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation219-004 on Tape 219StartTuesday, October 10, 1972 at 8:15 PMEndTuesday, October 10, 1972 at 8:16 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 219-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting with an unidentified individual at the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David. The discussion primarily concerned the President's schedule and included a follow-up regarding a telephone communication from H.R. Haldeman. Due to the extremely brief nature of the recording and the lack of participant identification, no major policy decisions or significant developments were documented.

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NARA Description

On October 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:15 pm and 8:16 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 219-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 219-4

Date: October 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:15 pm and 8:16 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with an unknown man.

        The President's schedule
            -H.R. ("Bob") Haldeman's telephone call

The unknown man left at an unknown time before 8:16 pm.

Also recorded on October 11, 1972

  • 148-001 8:15 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 8:15 pm.
  • 148-002 8:15 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:15 pm and 8:16 pm.
  • 219-003 8:15 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 8:15 pm.
  • 148-003 8:16 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:16 pm to 8:20 pm.
  • 219-005 8:16 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:16 pm to 8:20 pm.
  • 148-004 8:20 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 8:20 pm.
  • 148-005 8:20 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:20 pm and 8:24 pm.
  • 219-006 8:20 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 8:20 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 219-004, October 11, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/219-004 (accessed October 11, 2026).