Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 131 › Conversation 131-030

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on H. R. Haldeman

Thursday, May 18, 1972 · 11:23 AM–11:24 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation131-030 on Tape 131 (tape position 02:13:29–02:13:35)StartThursday, May 18, 1972 at 11:23 AMEndThursday, May 18, 1972 at 11:24 AMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 131-030 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417175063 ↗

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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 11:23 am and 11:24 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 131-030 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 131-30

Date: May 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:23 am and 11:24 am
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See also Conversation No. 191-9]

     Request for a call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

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Mr. Holloman back again, please.
Thank you, Mr. President.

Also recorded on May 18, 1972

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 131-031 11:24 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:24 am to 11:26 am.
  • 191-010 11:24 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:24 am to 11:26 am.
  • 131-032 11:34 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:34 am to 11:37 am.
  • 191-011 11:34 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:34 am to 11:37 am.
  • 131-033 11:37 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:37 am and 11:38 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 131-030, May 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417175063). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/131-030 (accessed November 2, 2026).