Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 131 › Conversation 131-028
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on H.R. Haldeman and Camp David
Thursday, May 18, 1972 · 11:08 AM–11:22 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 7 sec
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On May 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:08 am and 11:22 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 131-028 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 131-28
Date: May 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:08 am and 11:22 am
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator
[See also Conversation No. 191-7]
Request for a call to H. R. (“Bob”) HaldemanTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on May 18, 1972
- 131-027 10:58 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:58 am to 11:08 am.
- 191-005 10:58 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:58 am to 11:08 am.
- 191-006 11:08 AM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:08 am and 11:22 am.
- 191-007 11:08 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:08 am and 11:22 am.
- 131-029 11:22 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:22 am to 11:23 am.
- 191-008 11:22 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:22 am to 11:23 am.
- 131-030 11:23 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:23 am and 11:24 am.
- 191-009 11:23 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:23 am and 11:24 am.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 131-028, May 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417175059). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/131-028 (accessed November 2, 2026).