Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 149 › Conversation 149-001

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Personal communication

Saturday, October 14, 1972 · 3:45 PM–3:46 PM ET · Camp David Study Table ·10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Camp David OperatorConversation149-001 onTape 149StartSaturday, October 14, 1972 at 3:45 PMEndSaturday, October 14, 1972 at 3:46 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 149-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone call to his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox. This brief exchange served as a logistical request for the operator to connect the President to his family member. No further policy or administrative matters were addressed during this interaction.

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Thank you, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On October 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 3:46 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 149-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 149-1

Date: October 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:45 pm and 3:46 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 220-1]

        Request for a call to Tricia Nixon Cox

Also recorded on October 14, 1972

  • 220-001 3:45 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 3:46 pm.
  • 149-002 3:46 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at Camp David from 3:46 pm to 3:49 pm.
  • 220-002 3:46 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 3:46 pm to 3:49 pm.
  • 149-003 3:49 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:49 pm and 3:50 pm.
  • 220-003 3:49 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 3:49 pm and 3:50 pm.
  • 149-004 3:50 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 3:50 pm to 3:53 pm.
  • 220-004 3:50 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 3:50 pm to 3:53 pm.
  • 220-005 4:05 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 4:05 pm to 4:30 pm.

All 36 conversations from October 14, 1972 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 149-001, October 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/149-001 (accessed September 18, 2026).