Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 145 › Conversation 145-004
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on H.R. Haldeman and Camp David
Saturday, September 30, 1972 · 2:36 PM–2:42 PM ET · Camp David Study Table ·11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a brief telephone request through the Camp David operator to connect with his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This administrative interaction highlights the logistical process used by the President to facilitate high-level communication while working from the Camp David retreat. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this exchange.
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NARA Description
On September 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:36 pm and 2:42 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 145-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 145-4
Date: September 30, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:36 pm and 2:42 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
Request for a call to H.R. (“Bob”) HaldemanAlso recorded on September 30, 1972
- 145-002 2:05 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:05 pm and 2:32 pm.
- 145-003 2:32 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:32 pm to 2:36 pm.
- 214-003 2:32 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 2:32 pm to 2:36 pm.
- 145-005 2:42 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:42 pm to 2:45 pm.
- 214-004 2:42 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 2:42 pm to 2:45 pm.
- 145-006 2:45 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:45 pm and 2:51 pm.
- 145-007 2:51 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:51 pm to 2:59 pm.
- 214-005 2:51 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 2:51 pm to 2:59 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 145-004, September 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/145-004 (accessed September 18, 2026).