Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 672 › Conversation 672-005

Nixon & Ehrlichman on Richard G. Kleindienst and Camp David

Tuesday, February 15, 1972 · 12:47 PM–12:56 PM ET · Oval Office

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.Conversation672-005 onTape 672 (tape position 03:49:17–03:50:11)StartTuesday, February 15, 1972 at 12:47 PMEndTuesday, February 15, 1972 at 12:56 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 672-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and John Ehrlichman discussed the scheduling of administrative meetings and logistics involving Richard G. Kleindienst. The conversation focused on arranging a specific time for Kleindienst to meet with the President at Camp David and coordinating a separate lunch engagement. No substantive policy matters were addressed, as the dialogue remained restricted to calendar management and internal protocol.

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NARA Description

On February 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:47 pm and 12:56 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 672-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 672-5

Date: February 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:47 pm and 12:56 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with John D. Ehrlichman.

     Richard G. Kleindienst
          -Request for a call from Ehrlichman
          -Meeting with the President
               -Timing
                     -Camp David
          -Lunch
               -Meeting
                     -Time

Also recorded on February 15, 1972

672-002 9:12 AM · 3 hr 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Rose Mary Woods, Ronald L. Ziegler, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Dwight L. Chapin, White House operator, Tricia Nixon Cox, Henry A. Kissinger, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:12 am to 12:47 pm.
020-096 10:30 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 10:45 am.
020-097 10:45 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 10:45 am to 10:47 am.
672-003 12:47 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:47 pm and 12:56 pm.
672-004 12:47 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:47 pm and 12:56 pm.
672-006 12:47 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:47 pm and 12:56 pm.
672-007 12:56 PM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, Rose Mary Woods, and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:56 pm to 1:30 pm.
672-008 1:30 PM · 36 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:30 pm and 11:59 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 672-005, February 15, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/672-005 (accessed September 18, 2026).