Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 224 › Conversation 224-007

Nixon phone call with Haldeman on White House administration

Monday, November 13, 1972 · 7:40 PM–7:41 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 22 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation224-007 on Tape 224StartMonday, November 13, 1972 at 7:40 PMEndMonday, November 13, 1972 at 7:41 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 224-007 ↗

President Nixon instructed H. R. Haldeman to meet with him at the Aspen Lodge study immediately following the departure of Charles Colson and other attendees from a prior gathering. The brief exchange served as a coordination effort to ensure a private follow-up session between the President and his Chief of Staff. No substantive policy matters were addressed during this transitionary communication.

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As Chuck and the rest left, all fine.
As soon as everybody's left, come over.

On November 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 7:40 pm to 7:41 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 224-007 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 224-7

Date: November 13, 1972
Time: Between 7:40 pm and 7:41 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.

[See Conversation No. 153-3]

[End of telephone conversation]
  • 153-002 7:30 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:30 pm and 7:40 pm.
  • 224-006 7:30 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:30 pm and 7:40 pm.
  • 153-003 7:40 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 7:40 pm to 7:41 pm.
  • 224-008 7:41 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:41 pm on November 13, 1972 and 12:00 am on November 14, 1972.
  • 224-009 7:41 PM · 2 min — Manolo Sanchez and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:41 pm on November 13, 1972 and 9:36 am on November 14, 1972.
  • 153-004 9:00 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:36 am.
  • 224-010 9:00 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:36 am.
  • 225-006 9:00 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:08 am.

Conversation 224-007, November 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/224-007 (accessed October 10, 2026).