Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 225 › Conversation 225-036

Nixon phone call with Haldeman on Personnel appointments

Thursday, November 16, 1972 · 2:08 PM–2:09 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 36 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation225-036 on Tape 225StartThursday, November 16, 1972 at 2:08 PMEndThursday, November 16, 1972 at 2:09 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 225-036 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman briefly confer to coordinate schedules and assess the status of an ongoing personnel appointment. The discussion touches upon the potential participation of an individual named Roger and clarifies whether Haldeman and John Ehrlichman should consult further on the matter. The exchange serves primarily as a logistical check-in regarding the timeline and decision-making process for these administrative arrangements.

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Yeah.
I wondered if Roger was coming or not.
And I had a couple of other thoughts on this appointment.
It looks like it's worked over the day now.
Yeah.
And I wondered if you and John want to talk a little now, or is this a good time?
Do you want to mail it there, too?
Or what is the two of you calling out at this point?
All right, bye.

NARA Description

On November 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 2:08 pm to 2:09 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 225-036 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 225-36

Date: November 16, 1972
Time: 2:08 pm - 2:09 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

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

[See Conversation No. 153-36]
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Also recorded on November 16, 1972

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  • 153-035 1:57 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:57 pm and 2:08 pm.
  • 153-036 2:08 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:08 pm to 2:09 pm.
  • 225-037 2:09 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John G. Magner met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:09 pm and 2:18 pm.
  • 153-037 2:18 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Norman Chandler talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:18 pm to 2:23 pm.
  • 225-038 2:18 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Norman Chandler met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 2:18 pm to 2:23 pm.
  • 225-039 2:23 PM · 1 hr 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:23 pm and 3:45 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 225-036, November 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/225-036 (accessed October 9, 2026).