Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 145 › Conversation 145-027
Camp David Operator phone call on White House logistics
Tuesday, October 3, 1972 · 9:19 AM–11:59 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 26 sec
AI Summary
An unidentified individual uses the Camp David operator to connect with the White House office to inquire about the availability of the Sergeant Major. The conversation briefly touches upon the President's itinerary and the Sergeant Major's current schedule, confirming that he is occupied on another line and unlikely to return until later in the evening. The caller subsequently coordinates a follow-up meeting for noon.
- White House logistics
- Presidential scheduling
- Camp David operations
- Staff communications
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NARA Description
On October 3, 1972, unknown person(s) and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:19 am and 11:59 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 145-027 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 145-27
Date: October 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:19 am and 11:59 am
Location: Camp David Study Table
An unknown man talked with the Camp David operator.
Request for a call to office
The unknown man talked with Sergeant Teeter (sp?).
Sergeant Major’s schedule
The President’s scheduleAlso recorded on October 3, 1972
- 791-001 10:58 AM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:58 am and 10:59 am.
- 791-002 10:59 AM · 32 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:59 am to 11:31 am.
- 030-042 11:56 AM · 8 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:56 am and 12:06 pm.
- 030-043 11:56 AM · 13 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and Frederic V. Malek talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:56 am and 12:06 pm.
- 791-003 11:56 AM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, unknown person(s), Frederic V. Malek, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:56 am to 12:06 pm.
- 791-004 12:07 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Joseph L. Matthews, William F. Hauck, William F. Rhatican, Melville L. Stephens, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:07 pm to 12:16 pm.
- 791-005 12:17 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and officers of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization, including John F. Leyden, Robert E. Poli, and Robert C. Sturgil, as well as Henry C. Cashen, II and the White House photographer, met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:17 pm to 12:24 pm.
- 791-006 12:24 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:24 pm and 12:27 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 145-027, October 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/145-027 (accessed September 27, 2026).