Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 135 › Conversation 135-003

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

Thursday, June 29, 1972 · 11:18 AM–12:57 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation135-003 on Tape 135 (tape position 00:12:13–00:12:20)StartThursday, June 29, 1972 at 11:18 AMEndThursday, June 29, 1972 at 12:57 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 135-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an urgent communication with his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step to connect the President with his key advisor. The call highlights the established protocol for presidential communications while operating from the Camp David retreat.

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Yes, please.
Mr. Holloman, please.
Thank you, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On June 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:18 am and 12:57 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 135-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 135-3

Date: June 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:18 am and 12:57 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table (telephone)

The President talked with Camp David operator.

[See also Conversation No. 195-7]

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

Also recorded on June 29, 1972

  • 135-001 11:00 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:00 am and 11:07 am.
  • 195-001 11:00 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:00 am and 11:07 am.
  • 195-002 11:00 AM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:00 am and 11:07 am.
  • 195-003 11:00 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:00 am and 11:07 am.
  • 135-002 11:07 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:07 am to 11:18 am.
  • 195-005 11:07 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:07 am to 11:18 am.
  • 195-006 11:18 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:18 am and 12:57 pm.
  • 195-007 11:18 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:18 am and 12:57 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 135-003, June 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/135-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).