Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 143 › Conversation 143-005

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

Sunday, September 17, 1972 · 11:28 AM–11:30 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 29 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation143-005 on Tape 143StartSunday, September 17, 1972 at 11:28 AMEndSunday, September 17, 1972 at 11:30 AMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 143-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the Camp David operator regarding the status of staff members Stephen B. Bull and H.R. Haldeman. After learning that Bull was temporarily unavailable via radio, the President decided to abort his attempt to reach him. Additionally, Nixon directed the operator to cancel a scheduled call to Haldeman, indicating he would initiate contact himself at a later time.

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Yeah.

Mr. President, Mr. Bull is en route to a location at the moment, and we can get him by radio.

Wait a minute.

Let me check.

Let it go.

All right, sir.

On Mr. Haldeman, sir, shall we cancel the call?

You cancel it.

I'll call him back.

Thank you.

NARA Description

On September 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:30 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 143-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 143-5

Date: September 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:28 am and 11:30 am

Location: Camp David Study Table

The Camp David operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 211-16]

             Stephen B. Bull
                 -Location

             H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Also recorded on September 17, 1972

143-003 11:27 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 11:27 am.
143-004 11:27 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:27 am and 11:28 am.
211-014 11:27 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 11:27 am.
143-006 11:28 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:30 am.
211-015 11:28 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 11:28 am.
211-016 11:28 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:30 am.
211-017 11:28 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:30 am.
143-007 11:30 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Lt. Col. William L. Golden talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:30 am to 11:31 am.

All 18 conversations from September 17, 1972 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 143-005, September 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/143-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).