Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 357 › Conversation 357-004

Nixon & Haldeman on Camp David and Domestic Council

Tuesday, September 19, 1972 · 12:51 PM–1:45 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 5 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation357-004 on Tape 357StartTuesday, September 19, 1972 at 12:51 PMEndTuesday, September 19, 1972 at 1:45 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 357-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H.R. Haldeman reviewed upcoming scheduling commitments, including a strategy meeting at Camp David and a planned event at the F St. Club. Nixon emphasized limiting the attendance of Domestic Council staff at the Camp David session to maintain a focus on future policy projections. They also coordinated logistical details regarding Caspar Weinberger's participation and Nixon’s subsequent trip to Texas with Senator John Tower.

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NARA Description

On September 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:51 pm and 1:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 357-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 357-4

Date: September 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:51 pm and 1:45 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

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

            The President's schedule
                -Forthcoming meeting
                    -Time
                    -Bryce N. Harlow
                    -Democrats for Nixon
                -Meeting on September 20, 1972 at Camp David
                    -John D. Ehrlichman
                    -Caspar W. (“Cap”) Weinberger
                    -Domestic Council staff
                         -Edwin L. Harper
                         -Kenneth W. Cole, Jr.
                -Meeting [at F St. Club]
                    -Size
                    -Time
                    -George P. Shultz
                    -John B. Connally
                    -The President's trip to Texas
                         -John G. Tower
                -Weinburger
                    -Attendance at meeting
                         -White House staff

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Regarding the meeting at 4 o'clock, you gave some progress to the items.
I think we're going to take that out tomorrow at about 3.30.
And we'll go over that.
And, uh, we're going to do one of those.
We're going to do one of those.
We're going to do one of those.
What a situation on that.
Right, let's make this a better question next year.
Right.
That's a good thing.
Now, with regard to the meeting tomorrow, with regard to the meeting tomorrow, who are we going to have up there?
Who are we going to have up tomorrow?
I forget why I heard that.
I don't want a whole bunch of domestic counsel.
I don't want Cole and all that kind of stuff.
Parker, et cetera.
I know a lot of them do.
I just want this to hold the projection of the future.
Did they blind her to the window?
Hold up.
I don't care.
Yeah, then they can come back if they want to.
Yeah, yeah.
I had to come back.
Apparently that thing in the evening was a big one.
I thought it was too small.
It was about 60 people.
No, I don't.
Well, they're not their programs.
They started in 1945.
So that's it.
Well, I really rather think they're pretty much .
But really, since we're going to Texas the next day, I really don't think there's that much to comment on.
What about the others?
That's the purpose of it.
I think I'll pass that.
But then I think if wine burglars come up tomorrow, that would be ideal.
But I don't want, a lot of them, I don't want to set up my healers, or I don't want to set people up for the purpose of not being able to do anything about it.

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  • 783-019 12:47 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:47 pm.
  • 783-020 12:47 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:47 pm and 1:53 pm.
  • 357-001 12:51 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:51 pm and 1:45 pm.
  • 357-002 12:51 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:51 pm and 1:45 pm.
  • 357-003 12:51 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:51 pm and 1:45 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 357-004, September 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/357-004 (accessed November 15, 2026).