Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 140 › Conversation 140-009

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

Wednesday, August 16, 1972 · 3:56 PM–3:58 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation140-009 on Tape 140StartWednesday, August 16, 1972 at 3:56 PMEndWednesday, August 16, 1972 at 3:58 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 140-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This brief administrative exchange served as a functional request to bridge communication between the President and his senior aide. The conversation concluded immediately after the operator acknowledged the request.

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Yes, please.

Mr. Holloman, please.

Thank you, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On August 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:56 pm and 3:58 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 140-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 140-9

Date: August 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:56 pm and 3:58 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 202-21]

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

Also recorded on August 16, 1972

140-008 3:45 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at Camp David from 3:45 pm to 3:56 pm.
202-020 3:45 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 3:45 pm to 3:56 pm.
202-021 3:56 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 3:56 pm and 3:58 pm.
140-010 3:58 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 3:58 pm to 4:11 pm.
202-022 3:58 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 3:58 pm to 4:11 pm.
140-011 4:11 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:11 pm and 9:06 pm.
140-012 4:11 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:11 pm and 9:06 pm.
202-023 4:11 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 4:11 pm and 9:06 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 140-009, August 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/140-009 (accessed October 13, 2026).