Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 153 › Conversation 153-047

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

Friday, November 17, 1972 · 1:15 PM–6:20 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation153-047 on Tape 153StartFriday, November 17, 1972 at 1:15 PMEndFriday, November 17, 1972 at 6:20 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 153-047 ↗

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 the necessary step to bridge the connection between the President and his top aide. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this exchange beyond the successful initiation of the call request.

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NARA Description

On November 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 6:20 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 153-047 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 153-47

Date: November 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:15 pm and 6:20 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 226-14]

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

Also recorded on November 17, 1972

  • 153-043 12:50 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 1:04 pm.
  • 153-045 1:04 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 1:04 pm to 1:05 pm.
  • 226-012 1:04 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:04 pm to 1:05 pm.
  • 153-046 1:07 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Bryce N. Harlow talked on the telephone at Camp David from 1:07 pm to 1:15 pm.
  • 226-013 1:07 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Bryce N. Harlow met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:07 pm to 1:15 pm.
  • 226-014 1:15 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 1:15 pm and 6:20 pm.
  • 226-035 1:15 PM · 1 min — unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 6:20 pm.
  • 226-036 1:15 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 6:20 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 153-047, November 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/153-047 (accessed October 9, 2026).