Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 130 › Conversation 130-007
Camp David Operator phone call on Camp David and Communications equipment
Thursday, May 18, 1972 · 5:56 PM–11:59 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 2 min
AI Summary
Harry and an unidentified staff member coordinate with the Camp David operator to test communication equipment at the presidential retreat. The primary focus of the discussion is verifying the functionality of the facility's radio systems and confirming the reliability of telephone call-routing through the galley. Participants successfully conduct a buzzer test and confirm that the radio hardware is operational and regularly maintained for secure use.
- Camp David
- Communications equipment
- Radio systems
- Technical operations
- Security protocols
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NARA Description
Unknown person(s) and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 5:56 pm on May 18, 1972 and 11:59 pm on May 19, 1972. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 130-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 130-7
Date: Unknown between May 18 and 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:56 pm, May 18 and 11:59 pm, May 19
Location: Camp David Study Table
Harry [surname unknown] talked with the Camp David operator.
[See also Conversation No. 188-14A]
Call to Major [?]
-Location
-Instructions
Harry talked with an unknown person at an unknown time.
Buzzer test
Radio systems
-Number
-Operation
-Check
-FrequencyAlso recorded on May 18, 1972
- 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.
- 130-008 5:56 PM · 1 min — Unknown person(s), Camp David operator, Kenneth T. McLenden, and Robert Mahaffey talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 5:56 pm on May 18, 1972 and 11:59 pm on May 19, 1972.
- 188-009 5:56 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:56 pm and 8:22 pm.
- 188-010 5:56 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:56 pm and 8:22 pm.
- 188-011 5:56 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:56 pm and 8:22 pm.
- 188-012 5:56 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:56 pm and 8:22 pm.
- 188-013 5:56 PM · 40 sec — Unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 5:56 pm on May 18, 1972 and 11:59 pm on May 19, 1972.
- 188-014 5:56 PM · 20 min — Unknown person(s), Camp David operator, and Kenneth T. McLenden met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 5:56 pm on May 18, 1972 and 11:59 pm on May 19, 1972.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 130-007, 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/130-007 (accessed October 10, 2026).