Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 145 › Conversation 145-010

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

Monday, October 2, 1972 · 4:03 PM–4:06 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation145-010 on Tape 145StartMonday, October 2, 1972 at 4:03 PMEndMonday, October 2, 1972 at 4:06 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 145-010 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417175413 ↗

A 13-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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NARA Description

On October 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:03 pm and 4:06 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 145-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 145-10

Date: October 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:03 pm and 4:06 pm

Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

            Request for a call to H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

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Yes, please.
Mr. Harlowen, please.
Thank you, Mr. President.

Also recorded on October 2, 1972

  • 145-011 4:06 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:06 pm and 4:59 pm.
  • 214-021 4:06 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:06 pm and 4:59 pm.
  • 214-022 4:06 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:06 pm and 8:30 pm.
  • 214-023 4:06 PM · 8 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and Stephen B. Bull met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:06 pm and 8:30 pm.
  • 145-012 4:59 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:59 pm and 8:22 pm.
  • 145-013 4:59 PM · 16 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:59 pm and 8:22 pm.
  • 145-014 4:59 PM · 23 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:59 pm and 8:22 pm.
  • 145-015 4:59 PM · 17 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:59 pm and 8:22 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 145-010, October 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417175413). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/145-010 (accessed November 2, 2026).