Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 188 › Conversation 188-007

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and White House Tapes

Thursday, May 18, 1972 · 5:45 PM–5:55 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation188-007 on Tape 188 (tape position 00:22:04–00:22:19)StartThursday, May 18, 1972 at 5:45 PMEndThursday, May 18, 1972 at 5:55 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 188-007 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417174535 ↗

A 6-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On May 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:45 pm and 5:55 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 188-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 188-007

Date: May 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:45 pm and 5:55 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 130-5]

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Also recorded on May 18, 1972

  • 130-003 5:34 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:34 pm and 5:44 pm.
  • 188-003 5:34 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:34 pm and 5:44 pm.
  • 188-004 5:34 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Beverly J. Kaye met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:34 pm and 5:44 pm.
  • 130-004 5:44 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 5:44 pm to 5:45 pm.
  • 188-006 5:44 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 5:44 pm to 5:45 pm.
  • 130-005 5:45 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:45 pm and 5:55 pm.
  • 130-006 5:55 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 5:55 pm to 5:56 pm.
  • 188-008 5:55 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 5:55 pm to 5:56 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 188-007, May 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417174535). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/188-007 (accessed November 14, 2026).