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
An 11-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.
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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”) HaldemanTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also 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 · 2 min — 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.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 145-004, September 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417175403). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/145-004 (accessed November 2, 2026).