Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 143 › Conversation 143-006
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Military personnel
Sunday, September 17, 1972 · 11:28 AM–11:30 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 18 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to arrange direct telephone communications with military personnel at the retreat. He specifically requested to be connected with Commander Craig S. Campbell and Lieutenant Colonel William L. Golden, the resident military aide. The conversation served as a brief administrative coordination to facilitate these military briefings.
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NARA Description
On September 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:30 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 143-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 143-6
Date: September 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:28 am and 11:30 am
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 211-17]
Request for a call to Cmdr. Craig S. Campbell
Request for a call to Lt. Col. William L. Golden
-Military aide for Camp DavidAlso recorded on September 17, 1972
- 143-003 11:27 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 11:27 am.
- 143-004 11:27 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:27 am and 11:28 am.
- 211-014 11:27 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 11:27 am.
- 143-005 11:28 AM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:30 am.
- 211-015 11:28 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 11:28 am.
- 211-016 11:28 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:30 am.
- 211-017 11:28 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:30 am.
- 143-007 11:30 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Lt. Col. William L. Golden talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:30 am to 11:31 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 143-006, September 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/143-006 (accessed September 21, 2026).