Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 140 › Conversation 140-014

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on George Meany and Labor relations

Wednesday, August 16, 1972 · 9:06 PM–9:20 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation140-014 on Tape 140StartWednesday, August 16, 1972 at 9:06 PMEndWednesday, August 16, 1972 at 9:20 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 140-014 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the Camp David operator regarding his attempt to contact George Meany. After the operator reported that all available phone numbers for the labor leader had been exhausted without success, Nixon decided to abandon the effort. The call concluded with the President instructing the operator to drop the matter.

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Hello?
Mr. President, on your call to Mr. Meany, we've exhausted all of our numbers and we haven't been able to locate him yet.
Okay, let it go.
Thank you.
Thank you, sir.

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 9:06 pm and 9:20 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 140-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 140-14

Date: August 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:06 pm and 9:20 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

The Camp David operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 203-2]

     George Meany call
         -Meany’s location

Also recorded on August 17, 1972

  • 140-013 9:06 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:06 pm.
  • 203-001 9:06 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 9:06 pm.
  • 203-002 9:06 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 9:06 pm and 9:20 pm.
  • 203-003 9:20 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 9:20 pm on August 16, 1972 and 9:01 am on August 17, 1972.
  • 140-015 8:45 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 9:01 am.
  • 140-016 9:01 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:01 am to 9:47 am.
  • 203-004 9:01 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 9:01 am.
  • 203-005 9:01 AM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:01 am to 9:47 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 140-014, August 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/140-014 (accessed October 13, 2026).