Conversation 130-008

TapeTape 130StartThursday, May 18, 1972 at 5:56 PMEndFriday, May 19, 1972 at 11:59 PMTape start time00:08:20Tape end time00:09:30Participants[Unknown person(s)];  Camp David Operator;  McLenden, Kenneth T.;  Mahaffey, RobertRecording deviceCamp David Study Table

Administrative staff members, including Robert Mahaffey and Kenneth T. McLenden, coordinate logistical details regarding staffing schedules and weekend leave from Camp David. The participants discuss an individual's intent to return home for the weekend, confirming that the Chief has approved his absence. The conversation concludes with a request to pass along a message to an associate named Conrad regarding upcoming social plans at the yacht.

Camp David administrationpersonnel schedulingleave requestslogistics

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. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 130-008 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 130-8

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

An unknown woman talked with the Camp David operator.

[See also Conversation No. 188-14B]

     Call to Administration office

An unknown person talked with Kenneth T. [?] McLenden at an unknown time.

     Call to Robert Mahaffey [?]

Mahaffey [?] talked with an unknown woman at an unknown time.

     Nancy's schedule
         -Chief
         -Conrad [Surname unknown]

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May I be in the office, please?
Thank you.
Thanks.
Camp Hockey, McClendon speaking, sir.
Yes, Chief.
Is Matthew there now?
Sure is.
Thank you.
Can I speak with him?
Sure, hold on.
Thanks.
Yes, Bill.
Robert.
Yes.
Yeah, about Sunday.
Yeah.
Yeah, I, uh, Chief has told me I can go home if I want to.
So I think I might take the weekend off if you would feel that was unkind to you.
Oh, no.
You know, I don't get home very often.
That's right.
What do you have today?
Happy back Monday?
Happy back Tuesday.
Oh, yeah, I'll go.
So if you don't mind, I think I'll go ahead.
No, we'll catch you later then on that.
Okay.
Very good.
Okay.
I'd like to tell...
What's his first name?
I never knew his first name.
Conrad?
Conrad, yeah.
Tell him that I missed him.
Okay.
And I'll see him down at the yacht sometime.
Okay.
All right.
Have a nice weekend.
Bye-bye.
Bye.