Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 137 › Conversation 137-011

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on John D. Ehrlichman

Sunday, August 13, 1972 · 9:53 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation137-011 on Tape 137StartSunday, August 13, 1972 at 9:53 AMEndSunday, August 13, 1972 at 9:53 AMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 137-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon received a brief communication from a Camp David operator to facilitate an incoming call from domestic affairs advisor John D. Ehrlichman. The interaction served strictly as a logistical bridge to connect the President with a key staff member. No substantive policy matters or decisions were discussed during this brief exchange.

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Hello.
Mr. President, Mr. Ehrlichman is calling for you, sir.
Yeah.
Go ahead, please.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On August 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:53 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 137-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 137-11

Date: August 13, 1972
Time: 9:53 am
Location: Camp David Study Table

The Camp David operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 199-5]

     John D. Ehrlichman's call to the President

Also recorded on August 13, 1972

  • 137-010 9:38 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:38 am to 9:45 am.
  • 199-003 9:38 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:38 am to 9:45 am.
  • 199-004 9:45 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 9:53 am.
  • 137-012 9:53 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:53 am to 10:02 am.
  • 199-005 9:53 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 9:53 am.
  • 199-006 9:53 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:53 am to 10:02 am.
  • 137-013 10:02 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:11 am.
  • 199-007 10:02 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:11 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 137-011, August 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/137-011 (accessed October 12, 2026).