Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 131 › Conversation 131-002
Camp David Operator phone call on Camp David and Telephone communication
Tuesday, May 16, 1972 · 12:01 AM–2:26 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 23 sec
AI Summary
An unidentified caller contacted the Camp David operator to request a telephone connection to an individual identified as John “Microwave” Mizzer. The exchange was limited to this brief administrative request for a phone patch. No further information regarding the purpose of the call or the identity of the participants was captured in this recording.
- Camp David
- Telephone communication
- John Mizzer
- Logistics
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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 12:01 am on May 16, 1972 and 2:26 pm on May 17, 1972. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 131-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 131-2
Date: Unknown between May 16 and 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:01 am, May 16 and 2:26 pm, May 17
Location: Camp David Study Table
An unknown person talked with the Camp David operator.
Request for a call to John (“Microwave”) MizzerAlso recorded on May 16, 1972
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- 131-003 12:01 AM · 52 sec — Unknown person(s) and John ("Microwave") Mizzer talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:01 am on May 16, 1972 and 2:26 pm on May 17, 1972.
- 131-004 12:01 AM · 1 min — John ("Microwave") Mizzer, Camp David operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:01 am on May 16, 1972 and 2:26 pm on May 17, 1972.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 131-002, May 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/131-002 (accessed October 9, 2026).