Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 153 › Conversation 153-002

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

Monday, November 13, 1972 · 7:30 PM–7:40 PM ET · Camp David Study Table ·12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Camp David OperatorConversation153-002 onTape 153StartMonday, November 13, 1972 at 7:30 PMEndMonday, November 13, 1972 at 7:40 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 153-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an urgent communication with his Chief of Staff, H. R. Haldeman. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical request to establish a telephone connection between the President and his top aide. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this specific exchange.

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Yes, please.
Mr. Holliman, please.
Thank you, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On November 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:30 pm and 7:40 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 153-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 153-2

Date: November 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:30 pm and 7:40 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 224-6]

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

Also recorded on November 14, 1972

  • 224-006 7:30 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:30 pm and 7:40 pm.
  • 153-003 7:40 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 7:40 pm to 7:41 pm.
  • 224-007 7:40 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 7:40 pm to 7:41 pm.
  • 224-008 7:41 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:41 pm on November 13, 1972 and 12:00 am on November 14, 1972.
  • 224-009 7:41 PM · 2 min — Manolo Sanchez and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:41 pm on November 13, 1972 and 9:36 am on November 14, 1972.
  • 153-004 9:00 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:36 am.
  • 224-010 9:00 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:36 am.
  • 225-006 9:00 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:08 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 153-002, November 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/153-002 (accessed September 18, 2026).