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 on Tape 148StartTuesday, October 10, 1972 at 8:44 PMEndTuesday, October 10, 1972 at 8:46 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 148-007 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417175497 ↗

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 8:44 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]

        Wilbur D. Mills's schedule

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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.

Also recorded on October 10, 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 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417175497). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/148-007 (accessed November 2, 2026).