Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 166 › Conversation 166-003

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Joe D. Waggonner Jr.

Sunday, May 13, 1973 · 4:16 PM–4:21 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 20 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation166-003 on Tape 166StartSunday, May 13, 1973 at 4:16 PMEndSunday, May 13, 1973 at 4:21 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 166-003 ↗

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On May 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:16 pm and 4:21 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 166-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 166-3

Date: May 13, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:16 pm and 4:21 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

     Telephone call to Joe D. Waggonner, Jr.

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Yes, sir.
Could you get me Mr.
Congressman Joe Wegener of Louisiana?
If he's not around, I'll call him tomorrow.
You know what I mean?
He'll meet me with his mother or something.
Don't bother him, okay?
Fine.
Thank you.

Also recorded on May 13, 1973

  • 165-039 10:39 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:39 am and 10:48 am.
  • 165-040 10:48 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:48 am to 11:10 am.
  • 165-041 11:10 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:10 am and 11:36 am.
  • 165-042 11:36 AM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Raymond K. Price, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:36 am to 12:04 pm.
  • 166-001 12:04 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:04 pm and 4:11 pm.
  • 166-002 4:11 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at Camp David from 4:11 pm to 4:16 pm.
  • 166-004 4:21 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Joe D. Waggonner, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 4:21 pm to 4:30 pm.
  • 046-020 9:54 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:54 pm and 10:04 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 166-003, May 13, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/166-003 (accessed November 3, 2026).