Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 131 › Conversation 131-003
Mizzer phone call on Camp David and Communications security
Tuesday, May 16, 1972 · 12:01 AM–2:26 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 52 sec
AI Summary
Technical staff member John “Microwave” Mizzer and an unidentified individual coordinate troubleshooting efforts for communications equipment at the Aspen Lodge at Camp David. The participants discuss ongoing interference issues with secure telephone lines and wideband systems, specifically addressing problems with TEC-13 units. To resolve the persistent crackling on the secure line, they decide to split the mute and initiate a system patch.
- Camp David
- Communications security
- Technical maintenance
- Secure telephone
- Equipment troubleshooting
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NARA Description
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. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 131-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 131-3
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 man talked with John (“Microwave”) Mizzer.
Widebands
-[Forename unknown] Cartwheel [?]
-613S
Secure telephone
-Noise
-613 and system
-Location
-Aspen Lodge
-A patch
-Check
Conv. No. 131-39
Conversation No. (cont.)
131-4
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
John (“Microwave”) Mizzer talked with the Camp David operator.
Request for a call to Sgt. Major [Forename unknown] Petrie
The Camp David operator talked with an unknown man
Request for a call to Petrie
Mizzer talked with Petrie.
Telephone check
-A patch
-Local line
-NoiseAlso recorded on May 16, 1972
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- 131-001 12:01 AM · 2 min — 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.
- 131-002 12:01 AM · 23 sec — 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.
- 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 131-003, 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/131-003 (accessed October 9, 2026).