Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 132 › Conversation 132-001

Beckman phone call on Camp David and Visitor management

Thursday, May 18, 1972 · 12:00 AM–11:49 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 43 sec

ParticipantsBeckman, Bill; [Unknown person(s)]Conversation132-001 on Tape 132 (tape position 00:00:49–00:01:32)StartThursday, May 18, 1972 at 12:00 AMEndTuesday, June 6, 1972 at 11:49 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 132-001 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417175107 ↗

AI Summary

Bill Beckman and an unidentified staff member coordinate the arrival and escort of two visitors at Camp David. The participants clarify a discrepancy regarding the visitors' location, confirming they are currently waiting at the Aspen Lodge. Beckman confirms his role in escorting the guests to facilitate their entry to the presidential retreat.

Camp David
Security logistics
Visitor management
Aspen Lodge
Protocol

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NARA Description

Bill Beckman and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:00 am on May 18, 1972 and 11:49 pm on June 6, 1972. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 132-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 132-1

Date: Unknown between May 18, and June 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:00 am, May 18 and 11:49 pm, June 6
Location: Camp David Study Table

Bill Beckman talked with Paol [sp?] [first name unknown].

     Telephone call from Frederico [sp?] [Forename or Surname unknown]
          -Visitors at gate
                -Escort to Aspen Lodge
                -Number of visitors

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Is that kitchen phone ringing?

Yeah, I'll put it up there for you.

Okay.

Go ahead, panel.

Panel speaking, sir.

Yeah, panel.

I just got a call from Frederico, and he said somebody was out the gate that you had to escort in.

But I called the main gate, and there's nobody out there.

So do you know anything about it?

I sure don't.

Well, you wouldn't have to escort those people except into Aspen, would you?

Well, we're

They're here, yeah.

Okay, that must be what Fred was talking about then.

I think so.

They were down here waiting for me.

Okay, are you escorting these people?

Yeah.

Oh, yeah.

Okay.

All right, how many is there?

Two.

Mm-hmm.

Okay, thank you very much.

Mm-hmm.

Also recorded on May 18, 1972

132-002 12:00 AM · 47 sec — Bill Beckman and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:00 am on May 18, 1972 and 11:49 pm on June 6, 1972.
132-003 12:00 AM · 1 min — Bill Beckman and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:00 am on May 18, 1972 and 11:49 pm on June 6, 1972.
132-004 12:00 AM · 39 sec — Unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:00 am on May 18, 1972 and 11:49 pm on June 6, 1972.
132-005 12:00 AM · 47 sec — Bill Beckman and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:00 am on May 18, 1972 and 11:49 pm on June 6, 1972.
132-006 12:00 AM · 52 sec — Bill Beckman and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:00 am on May 18, 1972 and 11:49 pm on June 6, 1972.
132-007 12:00 AM · 2 min — Bill Beckman and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:00 am on May 18, 1972 and 11:49 pm on June 6, 1972.
132-008 12:00 AM · 37 sec — Bill Beckman and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:00 am on May 18, 1972 and 11:49 pm on June 6, 1972.
132-009 12:00 AM · 13 sec — Bill Beckman and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:00 am on May 18, 1972 and 11:49 pm on June 6, 1972.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 132-001, May 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417175107). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/132-001 (accessed November 2, 2026).