Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 140 › Conversation 140-001

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

Monday, August 14, 1972 · 7:55 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation140-001 on Tape 140StartMonday, August 14, 1972 at 7:55 PMEndMonday, August 14, 1972 at 7:55 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 140-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the Camp David operator to initiate a telephone call to domestic policy advisor John D. Ehrlichman. After the operator reported that Ehrlichman could not be located, the President decided to abandon the immediate attempt. He ultimately directed the operator to discontinue the search and opted to defer the communication until the following day.

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Mr. President, on your call to Mr. Ehrlichman, they haven't been able to locate him yet.

Do you wish for us to keep trying?

No, I'll call him tomorrow.

Thank you.

Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On August 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 7:55 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 140-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 140-1

Date: August 14, 1972
Time: 7:55 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

The Camp David operator talked with the President.

     Request for a call to John D. Ehrlichman
         -Ehrlichman’s location

Also recorded on August 14, 1972

202-001 6:05 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on August 14, 1972 and 8:17 pm on August 15, 1972.
202-002 6:05 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on August 14, 1972 and 8:17 pm on August 15, 1972.
202-003 6:05 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on August 14, 1972 and 8:17 pm on August 15, 1972.
202-004 6:05 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on August 14, 1972 and 8:17 pm on August 15, 1972.
202-005 6:05 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on August 14, 1972 and 8:17 pm on August 15, 1972.
202-006 6:05 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Roy Edward Sievers met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on August 14, 1972 and 8:17 pm on August 15, 1972.
202-007 6:05 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Roger Staubach met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on August 14, 1972 and 8:17 pm on August 15, 1972.
202-008 6:05 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on August 14, 1972 and 8:17 pm on August 15, 1972.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 140-001, August 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/140-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).