Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 229 › Conversation 229-001
Nixon phone call with Haldeman on Second term reorganization
Monday, November 20, 1972 · 6:22 PM–6:29 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 20 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met at the Aspen Lodge at Camp David to discuss the administrative restructuring required for the upcoming second term. The brief consultation focused specifically on potential changes and personnel appointments within the Department of Defense. This meeting served as part of the broader effort to finalize key cabinet and agency leadership shifts following Nixon's reelection.
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NARA Description
On November 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:22 pm and 6:29 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 229-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 229-1
Date: November 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:22 pm and 6:29 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
[The recording began while the conversation was in progress]
Second term reorganization
-Defense Department [?]
Haldeman left at 6:29 pm.Also recorded on November 20, 1972
- 229-006 6:00 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:00 pm and 9:00 pm.
- 155-020 6:29 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:29 pm and 6:49 pm.
- 229-002 6:29 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:29 pm and 6:49 pm.
- 155-021 6:49 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at Camp David from 6:49 pm to 6:50 pm.
- 229-003 6:49 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 6:49 pm to 6:50 pm.
- 229-004 6:50 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 9:00 pm.
- 229-005 6:50 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 9:00 pm.
- 229-007 6:50 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:15 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 229-001, November 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/229-001 (accessed October 9, 2026).