Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 138 › Conversation 138-004
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Henry Kissinger
Saturday, July 29, 1972 · 10:07 AM–10:09 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 8 sec
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On July 29, 1972, 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. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 138-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No.138-4
Date: July 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:07 am and 10:09 am
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 198-5]
Request for a call to Henry A. KissingerTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded 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 · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:54 am to 10:07 am.
- 138-005 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.
- 138-008 10:28 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 10:28 am.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 138-004, July 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 648452417). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/138-004 (accessed November 1, 2026).