Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 148 › Conversation 148-015

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

Wednesday, October 11, 1972 · 6:52 PM–6:57 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation148-015 on Tape 148StartWednesday, October 11, 1972 at 6:52 PMEndWednesday, October 11, 1972 at 6:57 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 148-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call through the Camp David operator to connect with his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This exchange serves as a routine administrative request to facilitate communication with a key advisor. No substantive policy discussions occur, as the dialogue is restricted to the logistical task of placing the call.

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Yes, please.
Call him in, please.
All right.

NARA Description

On October 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:52 pm and 6:57 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 148-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 148-15

Date: October 11, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:52 pm and 6:57 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 219-23]

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

Also recorded on October 11, 1972

  • 219-022 6:52 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:52 pm and 6:57 pm.
  • 219-023 6:52 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 6:52 pm and 6:57 pm.
  • 148-016 6:57 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 6:57 pm to 7:00 pm.
  • 219-024 6:57 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 6:57 pm to 7:00 pm.
  • 148-017 7:00 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:00 pm and 7:01 pm.
  • 219-025 7:00 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 7:00 pm to 7:01 pm.
  • 148-018 7:01 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 7:01 pm to 7:02 pm.
  • 219-026 7:01 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 7:01 pm to 7:02 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 148-015, 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/148-015 (accessed October 12, 2026).