Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 131 › Conversation 131-037
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David
Thursday, May 18, 1972 · 11:45 AM–11:48 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 9 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 11:45 am and 11:48 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 131-037 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 131-37
Date: May 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:45 am and 11:48 am
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See also Conversation No. 191-16]
Request for a call to Thelma C. (“Pat”) NixonTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on May 18, 1972
- 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.
- 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.
- 191-015 11:44 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:44 am to 11:45 am.
- 191-016 11:45 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:45 am and 11:48 am.
- 131-038 11:48 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:48 am to 11:50 am.
- 191-017 11:48 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:48 am to 11:50 am.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 131-037, May 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417175077). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/131-037 (accessed October 29, 2026).