Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 219 › Conversation 219-005

Nixon phone call with Haldeman on Policy Planning

Tuesday, October 10, 1972 · 8:16 PM–8:20 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation219-005 on Tape 219StartTuesday, October 10, 1972 at 8:16 PMEndTuesday, October 10, 1972 at 8:20 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 219-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard Nixon and H.R. Haldeman met briefly at Camp David to coordinate logistics for a scheduled event or policy briefing. The discussion focused on confirming a 9:00 a.m. start time to ensure participants had sufficient preparation. The pair concluded the brief exchange by confirming the necessity and value of the upcoming meeting.

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Yeah.

1 to 163.

Damn good.

Yeah.

That's right, that's right.

9 o'clock is good.

That gives them plenty of time.

Right.

I know, I know.

Well, what he knows is if I screw it up, the minister shows me a spot, really.

I was going to get it too low.

You got a clutch.

See, that's the problem.

Well, good.

It's worth it.

Worth it.

Nice.

You can see it.

There you go.

All right.

It's very responsible to kind of do policies right.

Alright, bye.

NARA Description

On October 10, 1972, 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. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 219-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 219-5

Date: October 10, 1972
Time: 8:16 pm - 8:20 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

H.R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 148-3]

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.
219-004 8:15 PM · 8 sec — 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.
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.
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 219-005, 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/219-005 (accessed October 11, 2026).