Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 138 › Conversation 138-002

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

Friday, July 28, 1972 · 8:29 PM–9:54 AM ET · Camp David Study Table ·4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Camp David OperatorConversation138-002 onTape 138StartFriday, July 28, 1972 at 8:29 PMEndSaturday, July 29, 1972 at 9:54 AMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 138-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief telephone communication through the Camp David operator to request a connection with H.R. "Bob" Haldeman. This interaction served primarily as a logistical step to facilitate direct contact with his Chief of Staff. No policy discussions occurred during this exchange.

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

NARA Description

President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 8:29 pm on July 28, 1972 and 9:54 am on July 29, 1972. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 138-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 138-2

Date: Unknown between July 28 and 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:29 pm, July 28, and 9:54 am, July 29, 1972
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 198-3]

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

Also recorded on July 29, 1972

  • 138-001 8:29 PM · 14 sec — Unknown person(s) and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 8:29 pm on July 28, 1972 and 9:54 am on July 29, 1972.
  • 198-001 8:30 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 9:54 am.
  • 138-006 9:00 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 10:25 am.
  • 138-003 9:54 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:54 am to 10:07 am.
  • 138-004 10:07 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:07 am and 10:09 am.
  • 138-005 10:09 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:09 am to 10:18 am.
  • 198-008 10:18 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 10:18 am on July 29, 1972 and 10:25 am on July 30, 1972.
  • 138-007 10:25 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 10:25 am.

All 10 conversations from July 29, 1972 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 138-002, July 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/138-002 (accessed September 18, 2026).