Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 148 › Conversation 148-002

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

Tuesday, October 10, 1972 · 8:15 PM–8:16 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation148-002 on Tape 148StartTuesday, October 10, 1972 at 8:15 PMEndTuesday, October 10, 1972 at 8:16 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 148-002 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417175487 ↗

A 14-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 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:15 pm and 8:16 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 148-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 148-2

Date: October 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:15 pm and 8:16 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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Here, Mr. Haldeman, for me.
Thank you, Mr. President.

Also recorded on October 10, 1972

  • 148-001 8:15 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 8:15 pm.
  • 219-003 8:15 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 8:15 pm.
  • 219-004 8:15 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:15 pm and 8:16 pm.
  • 148-003 8:16 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:16 pm to 8:20 pm.
  • 219-005 8:16 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:16 pm to 8:20 pm.
  • 148-004 8:20 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 8:20 pm.
  • 148-005 8:20 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:20 pm and 8:24 pm.
  • 219-006 8:20 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 8:20 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 148-002, October 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417175487). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/148-002 (accessed November 2, 2026).