Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 226 › Conversation 226-003
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H. R. Haldeman and Helen Frick
Thursday, November 16, 1972 · 6:05 PM–12:40 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 25 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon dictates a memorandum to H. R. Haldeman and a personal letter of appreciation to Helen Frick. The correspondence acknowledges Frick's loyalty and generous support toward the Nixon family during the political challenges of the 1960s. These communications reflect the President's efforts to maintain and formalize ties with key supporters.
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NARA Description
President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on November 16, 1972 and 12:40 pm on November 17, 1972. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 226-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 226-3
Date: November 16 or 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:05 pm, November 16, 1972 and 12:40 pm, November 17, 1972
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President concluded the memorandum to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
The President dictated a letter to Helen Frick at an unknown time between 6:05 pm, November
16,1972 and 12:40 pm, November 17,1972.
Letter
-Friendship, support
-1960s
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
*****************************************************************Also recorded on November 16, 1972
- 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.
- 225-040 3:45 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 5:42 pm.
- 226-001 5:42 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 5:42 pm to 6:05 pm.
- 226-002 6:05 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on November 16, 1972 and 12:40 pm on November 17, 1972.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 226-003, 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/226-003 (accessed October 9, 2026).