Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 132 › Conversation 132-010

Beckman & Roche on Camp David operations

Thursday, May 18, 1972 · 12:00 AM–11:49 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 32 sec

ParticipantsBeckman, Bill; Roche, DonaldConversation132-010 on Tape 132 (tape position 00:07:26–00:07:58)StartThursday, May 18, 1972 at 12:00 AMEndTuesday, June 6, 1972 at 11:49 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 132-010 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417175121 ↗

AI Summary

Bill Beckman contacted Donald Roche from Camp David to coordinate communications with key staff members. Beckman requested that Roche facilitate follow-up calls from Chief Dixon, Mr. Rector Law, and Mr. Thompson as soon as they became available. The conversation focused on managing personnel outreach and establishing administrative contact for the White House staff.

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NARA Description

Bill Beckman and Donald Roche 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 132-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 132-10

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 an unknown man [Donald Roche?].

     [Forename unknown] Chief Beckheimer [sp?]
          -Location

     [Forename unknown] Rectenwall [sp?]
          -Call

     [Forename unknown] Thompson
          -Call

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Mr. Dixon, all hail everybody in the staff.

That's nice.

That's wonderful.

As soon as they get out, would you get Chief Dixon or Mr. Rector Law or Mr. Thompson to give me a call?

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.
132-003 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 132-010, May 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417175121). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/132-010 (accessed November 2, 2026).