Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 131 › Conversation 131-030
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on H. R. Haldeman and Communications
Thursday, May 18, 1972 · 11:23 AM–11:24 AM ET · Camp David Study Table ·6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a follow-up communication. The brief interaction served as a logistical request to place a call to White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this exchange.
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NARA Description
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”) HaldemanAlso 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 131-030, May 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/131-030 (accessed September 18, 2026).