Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 148 › Conversation 148-017
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on H.R. Haldeman and Camp David
Wednesday, October 11, 1972 · 7:00 PM–7:01 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 11 sec
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On October 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:00 pm and 7:01 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 148-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 148-17
Date: October 11, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:00 pm and 7:01 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 219-25]
Request for a call to H.R. (“Bob”) HaldemanTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on October 11, 1972
- 148-016 6:57 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 6:57 pm to 7:00 pm.
- 219-024 6:57 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 6:57 pm to 7:00 pm.
- 219-025 7:00 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 7:00 pm to 7:01 pm.
- 148-018 7:01 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 7:01 pm to 7:02 pm.
- 219-026 7:01 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 7:01 pm to 7:02 pm.
- 148-019 7:03 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 7:03 pm.
- 148-020 7:03 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:03 pm and 7:23 pm.
- 219-027 7:03 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 7:03 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 148-017, October 11, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417175517). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/148-017 (accessed October 28, 2026).