Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 149 › Conversation 149-005
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on John D. Ehrlichman and Camp David
Saturday, October 14, 1972 · 5:06 PM–7:40 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an urgent phone call to his Assistant for Domestic Affairs, John D. Ehrlichman. The brief interaction served as a logistical request to establish communication with a key advisor during the President's stay at the retreat. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this specific exchange.
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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 5:06 pm and 7:40 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 149-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 149-5
Date: October 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:06 pm and 7:40 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 220-7]
Request for a call to John D. EhrlichmanAlso recorded on October 14, 1972
- 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.
- 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.
- 220-006 4:30 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:30 pm and 7:40 pm.
- 220-007 5:06 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:06 pm and 7:40 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 149-005, 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/149-005 (accessed October 10, 2026).