Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 139 › Conversation 139-003

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

Wednesday, August 9, 1972 · 1:05 PM–1:47 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation139-003 on Tape 139StartWednesday, August 9, 1972 at 1:05 PMEndWednesday, August 9, 1972 at 1:47 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 139-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an outgoing call to domestic policy advisor John D. Ehrlichman. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step to connect the President with a key member of his staff. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this exchange as it was limited to the request for the phone connection.

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Thank you, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On August 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:47 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 139-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 139-3

Date: August 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:05 pm and 1:47 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 200-16]

     Request for a call to John D. Ehrlichman

Also recorded on August 9, 1972

  • 200-005 10:19 AM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:19 am and 1:47 pm.
  • 200-006 10:19 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:19 am and 1:47 pm.
  • 200-007 10:19 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:19 am and 1:47 pm.
  • 200-008 10:19 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:19 am and 1:47 pm.
  • 200-015 1:05 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:47 pm.
  • 200-016 1:05 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:47 pm.
  • 139-004 1:47 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 1:47 pm to 1:52 pm.
  • 200-017 1:47 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:47 pm to 1:52 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 139-003, August 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/139-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).