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
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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”) HaldemanTranscript (AI-generated)
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- 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 138-002, July 28, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 648452413). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/138-002 (accessed November 2, 2026).