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

Nixon & Ehrlichman on Camp David and Travel plans

Tuesday, February 15, 1972 · 12:47 PM–12:56 PM ET · Oval Office · 57 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Ehrlichman, John D.Conversation672-005 on Tape 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 scheduling and potential travel plans, specifically regarding a stay at Camp David and keeping Monday open for work. They also touched upon an unspecified "appearance in the country" and whether any actions were necessary regarding it.

Scheduling
Camp David
Travel plans
Presidential schedule
Public appearance

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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.

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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

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NixonI don't hold much the kitchen. Who there? A few swinging on the water show [unintelligible] There'll be a time

EhrlichmanWait and see. Well, nobody will be in time, but uh it's [unintelligible] will be just fine.

NixonThen figure I'm staying up until Sunday night. Now we keep Monday clear so we can stay over. [crosstalk] Well, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

EhrlichmanYeah. But we'll keep Monday clear so you can stay over Monday. Yeah, and if you feel like uh what you final- really have to start working once, which is Monday. And I might just really uh start feeling it, and uh at the last day, I'll I'll know whether you want to come back, or I'll say, "Hey, why don't you stay?"

NixonSo, we'll keep Monday. Keep Monday open [crosstalk] as far as you [unintelligible]

EhrlichmanWe might just stay.

NixonNow with regard to the appearance in the country, do we have to steal any of those [unintelligible]

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 · 39 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 November 2, 2026).