President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an urgent connection with his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This brief interaction served solely as a logistical bridge to initiate a direct line of communication between the President and his top aide. No substantive policy matters or strategic discussions occurred during this brief exchange.
On May 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:45 pm and 5:55 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 130-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 130-5 Date: May 18, 1972 Time: Unknown between 5:45 pm and 5:55 pm Location: Camp David Study Table The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See also Conversation No. 188-7] Call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
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