Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 131 › Conversation 131-033

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Rose Mary Woods

Thursday, May 18, 1972 · 11:37 AM–11:38 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation131-033 on Tape 131 (tape position 02:17:59–02:18:06)StartThursday, May 18, 1972 at 11:37 AMEndThursday, May 18, 1972 at 11:38 AMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 131-033 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods. This brief communication served solely as a logistical request to bridge the line for administrative coordination. No further policy or political matters were addressed during this exchange.

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Yes, please.
Woods, please.
Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On May 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:37 am and 11:38 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 131-033 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 131-33

Date: May 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:37 am and 11:38 am
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See also Conversation No. 191-12]

     Request for a call to Rose Mary Woods

Also recorded on May 18, 1972

  • 131-032 11:34 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:34 am to 11:37 am.
  • 191-011 11:34 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:34 am to 11:37 am.
  • 191-012 11:37 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:37 am and 11:38 am.
  • 131-034 11:38 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:38 am to 11:42 am.
  • 191-013 11:38 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:38 am to 11:42 am.
  • 131-035 11:42 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 11:42 am.
  • 191-014 11:42 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:42 am and 11:44 am.
  • 131-036 11:44 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:44 am to 11:45 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 131-033, May 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/131-033 (accessed September 26, 2026).