Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 229 › Conversation 229-002

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on H.R. Haldeman and Camp David

Monday, November 20, 1972 · 6:29 PM–6:49 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation229-002 on Tape 229StartMonday, November 20, 1972 at 6:29 PMEndMonday, November 20, 1972 at 6:49 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 229-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held an informal discussion at Camp David regarding his upcoming schedule and the logistics of a meeting with H.R. Haldeman. The participants coordinated the timing of Haldeman's return from a trip to New York to ensure the President's agenda remained on track. This brief exchange focused primarily on administrative planning and personnel availability.

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Yeah.
Oh, that's fine, fine.
When he gets back, I mean, right there.
Don't worry, I have something about my New Yorker.
Yeah, that's fine.

NARA Description

On November 20, 1972, 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. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 229-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 229-2

Date: November 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:29 pm and 6:49 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with an unknown person.

       The President's schedule
            -Meeting with H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
                  -Haldeman’s location
                  -Time
                  -New York trip

The unknown person left at an unknown time before 6:49 pm.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Also recorded on November 20, 1972

  • 229-001 6:22 PM · 20 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 229-015 6:50 PM · 12 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 229-002, 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/229-002 (accessed October 9, 2026).