Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 130 › Conversation 130-005
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on H.R. Haldeman
Thursday, May 18, 1972 · 5:45 PM–5:55 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 6 sec
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On May 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:45 pm and 5:55 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 130-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 130-5
Date: May 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:45 pm and 5:55 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See also Conversation No. 188-7]
Call to H. R. (“Bob”) HaldemanTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on May 18, 1972
- 130-003 5:34 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:34 pm and 5:44 pm.
- 188-003 5:34 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:34 pm and 5:44 pm.
- 188-004 5:34 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Beverly J. Kaye met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:34 pm and 5:44 pm.
- 130-004 5:44 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 5:44 pm to 5:45 pm.
- 188-006 5:44 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 5:44 pm to 5:45 pm.
- 188-007 5:45 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:45 pm and 5:55 pm.
- 130-006 5:55 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 5:55 pm to 5:56 pm.
- 188-008 5:55 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 5:55 pm to 5:56 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 130-005, May 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417175097). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/130-005 (accessed October 31, 2026).