Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 131 › Conversation 131-018
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Ronald L. Ziegler and Camp David
Wednesday, May 17, 1972 · 7:44 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 8 sec
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On May 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 7:44 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 131-018 of the White House Tapes.
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Conversation No. 131-18
Date: May 17, 1972
Time: 7:44 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator
[See also Conversation No. 190-9]
Request for a call to Ronald L. ZieglerTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on May 17, 1972
- 131-016 7:33 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 7:33 pm.
- 131-017 7:33 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:33 pm and 7:44 pm.
- 190-007 7:33 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 7:33 pm.
- 190-008 7:33 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:33 pm and 7:44 pm.
- 190-009 7:44 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 7:44 pm.
- 131-019 7:49 PM · 31 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 7:49 pm to 8:20 pm.
- 190-010 7:49 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:49 pm and 8:20 pm.
- 131-020 8:20 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:20 pm and 8:35 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 131-018, May 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417175039). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/131-018 (accessed November 2, 2026).