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Conversation 130-007

TapeTape 130StartThursday, May 18, 1972 at 5:56 PMEndFriday, May 19, 1972 at 11:59 PMTape start time00:06:37Tape end time00:08:20Participants[Unknown person(s)];  Camp David OperatorRecording deviceCamp David Study Table
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 DavidCommunications equipmentRadio systemsTechnical operationsSecurity protocols
AudioNARA 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
                -Frequency
Transcript (AI-Generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.

This is Harry.
Maybe we can pick up a phone in the kitchen and could you connect me to him?
Certainly.
Want me to wait until he picks it up?
No, go ahead and ring the kitchen.
There's a galley there.
Here he is.
Harry?
Yes.
Okay, you got a ring here.
Okay, here we go.
Wait a minute.
It dropped, but go ahead and push it.
I'll hear the buzz.
Okay.
You got it.
Good.
Okay.
You can hear it.
Okay, let me try it here.
Got it.
Okay, I noticed a couple of second hold down, but that's about normal for these things anyway.
Yeah.
Okay, it seems to be reliable.
Yeah.
How many radio systems we got in the house?
One?
There's just one in the house, yeah.
Yeah.
It seems to be working.
Yeah.
As long as the batteries are good.
If you might end up with some weak batteries today, you might have some trouble.
No, we check this pretty regularly.
Yeah.
It's your main problem.
Well, it looks like you got a go on that one.
Okay.
Well, I just wanted to make sure that it was okay before I let him use it.
Okay.
Okay.
Thank you.
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