President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an urgent connection to his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This brief administrative exchange served as a logistical bridge to manage ongoing presidential business from the retreat. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this communication as it was strictly focused on establishing a secure line for further high-level deliberations.
On May 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:20 pm and 5:30 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 130-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 130-1 Date: May 18, 1972 Time: Unknown between 5:20 pm and 5:30 pm Location: Camp David Study Table The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See also Conversation No. 188-1] Call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.