Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 136 › Conversation 136-003
Camp David Operator phone call on Camp David and Telephone communication
Thursday, June 29, 1972 · 12:01 AM–1:23 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 17 sec
AI Summary
An unknown individual engaged in a brief telephone exchange with the Camp David operator to request a return call. The casual dialogue between the caller and an associate named Harold focused on general inquiries about activities at the site and lighthearted banter regarding the acquisition of "freebies." No significant administrative or political decisions were made during this routine telecommunication.
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NARA Description
Unknown person(s) and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:01 am on June 29, 1972 and 1:23 pm on July 22, 1972. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 136-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 136-3
Date: Unknown between June 29 and July 22, 1972
Time: Unknown
Location: Camp David Study Table (telephone)
An unknown man talked with the Camp David operator.
Request for return callAlso recorded on June 29, 1972
- 136-001 12:01 AM · 12 sec — Unknown person(s) and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:01 am on June 29, 1972 and 1:23 pm on July 22, 1972.
- 136-002 12:01 AM · 7 sec — Unknown person(s) and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:01 am on June 29, 1972 and 1:23 pm on July 22, 1972.
- 174-001 12:01 AM · 6 sec — Unknown person(s) and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:01 am on June 29, 1972 and 11:59 pm on July 23, 1972.
- 174-002 12:01 AM · 12 sec — Unknown person(s) and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:01 am on June 29, 1972 and 11:59 pm on July 23, 1972.
- 174-003 12:01 AM · 13 sec — Unknown person(s) and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:01 am on June 29, 1972 and 11:59 pm on July 23, 1972.
- 174-004 12:01 AM · 9 sec — Unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:01 am on June 29, 1972 and 11:59 pm on July 23, 1972.
- 174-005 12:01 AM · 5 sec — Unknown person(s) and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:01 am on June 29, 1972 and 11:59 pm on July 23, 1972.
- 174-006 12:01 AM · 25 sec — Unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:01 am on June 29, 1972 and 11:59 pm on July 23, 1972.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 136-003, June 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/136-003 (accessed September 26, 2026).