Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 142 › Conversation 142-002

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

Tuesday, September 12, 1972 · 8:44 PM–8:49 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation142-002 on Tape 142StartTuesday, September 12, 1972 at 8:44 PMEndTuesday, September 12, 1972 at 8:49 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 142-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon communicated with the Camp David operator regarding an incoming telephone call from his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. Nixon declined the operator’s offer to interrupt the line or facilitate an immediate connection. He directed the operator to have Haldeman call him back at a later time.

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Mr. President, Mr. Haldeman is on the phone now.
Would you like for me to break in?
No, no.
You can call me back.
Fine, sir.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On September 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:44 pm and 8:49 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 142-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 142-2

Date: September 12, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:44 pm and 8:49 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

The Camp David operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 210-4]

            H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
                -Telephone line

Also recorded on September 13, 1972

  • 142-001 8:44 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 8:44 pm.
  • 210-003 8:44 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 8:44 pm.
  • 210-004 8:44 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:44 pm and 8:49 pm.
  • 142-003 8:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:49 pm to 8:51 pm.
  • 210-005 8:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:49 pm to 8:51 pm.
  • 142-004 8:53 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 8:53 pm.
  • 210-006 8:53 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 8:53 pm.
  • 142-005 8:58 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:58 pm to 9:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 142-002, September 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/142-002 (accessed October 9, 2026).