Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 148 › Conversation 148-007

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Wilbur D. Mills

Tuesday, October 10, 1972 · 8:44 PM–8:46 PM ET · Camp David Study Table ·14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Camp David OperatorConversation148-007 onTape 148StartTuesday, October 10, 1972 at 8:44 PMEndTuesday, October 10, 1972 at 8:46 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 148-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon received a brief update from the Camp David operator regarding the status of Congressman Wilbur D. Mills. The operator informed the President that Mills was currently traveling and would initiate a return phone call upon his arrival home. Nixon acknowledged the message and confirmed his availability to receive the call at any time.

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Hello?
Mr. President?
Yeah.
Congressman Mills is on his way home and will be calling in when he reaches.
Fine, anytime.
Thank you, Mr. President.

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 8:44 pm and 8:46 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 148-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 148-7

Date: October 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:44 pm and 8:46 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

The Camp David operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 219-9]

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        Wilbur D. Mills's schedule

Also recorded on October 11, 1972

  • 148-006 8:24 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:24 pm to 8:44 pm.
  • 219-009 8:44 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:44 pm and 8:46 pm.
  • 148-008 8:46 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Wilbur D. Mills talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:46 pm to 8:50 pm.
  • 219-010 8:46 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Wilbur D. Mills met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:46 pm to 8:50 pm.
  • 148-009 8:50 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:50 pm and 8:52 pm.
  • 219-011 8:50 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:50 pm and 8:52 pm.
  • 148-010 8:52 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Byrnes talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:52 pm to 8:55 pm.
  • 219-012 8:52 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Byrnes met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:52 pm to 8:55 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 148-007, October 11, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/148-007 (accessed September 18, 2026).