Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 222 › Conversation 222-005

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

Monday, October 30, 1972 · 9:30 AM–9:50 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation222-005 on Tape 222StartMonday, October 30, 1972 at 9:30 AMEndMonday, October 30, 1972 at 9:50 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 222-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with H.R. Haldeman at the Aspen Lodge study to discuss the President's upcoming schedule. The conversation was brief and procedural, primarily focused on organizing the President's immediate movements and agenda while at Camp David. No significant policy decisions or major strategic developments were captured during this brief exchange.

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Oh, great.

I'll hold this.

Why don't you take a chair, Bob?

You'll come in here.

NARA Description

On October 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 9:50 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 222-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 222-5

Date: October 30, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:30 am and 9:50 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with an unknown person at an unknown time.

        The President’s schedule
            -H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

The unknown person left at an unknown time before 9:50 am.

Also recorded on October 30, 1972

222-006 9:30 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 9:50 am.
152-004 9:33 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:33 am and 10:33 am.
222-007 9:50 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:50 am to 10:25 am.
222-008 10:25 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:25 am and 10:33 am.
152-005 10:33 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:33 am to 10:43 am.
222-009 10:33 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:33 am to 10:43 am.
152-006 10:43 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:43 am and 10:44 am.
222-010 10:43 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:43 am and 10:44 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 222-005, October 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/222-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).