Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 132 › Conversation 132-003

Beckman & Camp David Operator on Camp David operations and Facility management

Thursday, May 18, 1972 · 12:00 AM–11:49 PM ET · Camp David Study Table ·1 min

ParticipantsBeckman, Bill; Camp David OperatorConversation132-003 onTape 132 (tape position 00:02:19–00:02:52)StartThursday, May 18, 1972 at 12:00 AMEndTuesday, June 6, 1972 at 11:49 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 132-003 ↗

AI Summary

Bill Beckman contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a phone call to an unidentified individual. The brief exchange involves logistical coordination regarding onsite issues and the maintenance of the Camp David facilities. No high-level policy decisions or significant historical developments were recorded in this brief administrative interaction.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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Yeah, hey, Mark, would you meet the guy's clothes?

I didn't get an answer up there.

Yeah.

I didn't know all this down there.

I don't think down here would make a smelly-ass fire.

In this house.

I know it.

I've been on my...

NARA Description

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. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 132-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 132-3

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 the Camp David operator.

     Call to unknown person

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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and
released 11/06/2017.]
[Unintelligible]
[132-003-w001]
[Duration: 23s]

     Bill Beckman’s call

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[This is the original beginning of conversation No. 132-004, which has been merged with
conversation 132-003.]

     [Forename unknown] Morales [sp?]
          -Problem with building

Also recorded on May 18, 1972

132-001 12:00 AM · 43 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.
132-002 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.
132-004 12:00 AM · 38 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 · 31 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 132-003, 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/132-003 (accessed September 18, 2026).