Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 140 › Conversation 140-043

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on H. R. Haldeman

Saturday, August 19, 1972 · 3:03 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation140-043 on Tape 140StartSaturday, August 19, 1972 at 3:03 PMEndSaturday, August 19, 1972 at 3:03 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 140-043 ↗

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NARA Description

On August 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 3:03 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 140-043 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 140-43

Date: August 19, 1972
Time: 3:03 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 205-15]

     Request for a call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

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Yes, please.
Thank you, Mr. President.

Also recorded on August 19, 1972

  • 140-044 3:03 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:03 pm and 3:23 pm.
  • 205-015 3:03 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 3:03 pm.
  • 205-016 3:03 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:03 pm and 3:23 pm.
  • 140-045 3:23 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 3:23 pm to 3:36 pm.
  • 205-017 3:23 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 3:23 pm to 3:26 pm.
  • 176-009 3:26 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 4:22 pm.
  • 205-018 3:26 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 4:22 pm.
  • 205-019 3:26 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 4:22 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 140-043, August 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/140-043 (accessed November 5, 2026).