Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 130 › Conversation 130-001
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on H.R. Haldeman and Camp David
Thursday, May 18, 1972 · 5:20 PM–5:30 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 2 sec
AI Summary
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.
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NARA Description
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 Aid
Conversation 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”) HaldemanAlso recorded on May 18, 1972
- 188-001 5:20 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:20 pm and 5:30 pm.
- 130-002 5:30 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 5:30 pm to 5:34 pm.
- 188-002 5:30 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 5:30 pm to 5:34 pm.
- 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.
- 188-005 5:34 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 130-001, May 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/130-001 (accessed October 10, 2026).