Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 226 › Conversation 226-007
Nixon phone call with Haldeman on Negotiation strategy and Directives
Friday, November 17, 1972 · 12:44 PM–12:45 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 43 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman engaged in a brief, directive-oriented discussion concerning ongoing negotiations. The President instructed Haldeman to direct George—presumably a high-level negotiator or official—to present an alternative proposal. This exchange highlights the President's hands-on management of diplomatic or administrative strategy through his Chief of Staff.
- Negotiation strategy
- Directives
- George Shultz
- Executive decision-making
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NARA Description
On November 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:44 pm to 12:45 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 226-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 226-7 Date: November 17, 1972 Time: 12:44 pm - 12:45 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman. [See Conversation No. 153-40]
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Also recorded on November 17, 1972
- 153-039 12:40 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:40 pm to 12:43 pm.
- 226-006 12:40 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:40 pm to 12:43 pm.
- 153-040 12:44 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:44 pm to 12:45 pm.
- 153-041 12:45 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 12:49 pm.
- 226-008 12:45 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 12:49 pm.
- 153-042 12:49 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:49 pm to 12:50 pm.
- 226-009 12:49 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:49 pm to 12:50 pm.
- 153-043 12:50 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 1:04 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 226-007, November 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 655785273). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/226-007 (accessed November 2, 2026).