Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 155 › Conversation 155-003

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

Sunday, November 19, 1972 · 1:15 PM–6:59 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation155-003 on Tape 155StartSunday, November 19, 1972 at 1:15 PMEndSunday, November 19, 1972 at 6:59 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 155-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an urgent communication with his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. The primary purpose of the brief exchange was to secure a direct line for administrative coordination. The operator acknowledged the request and proceeded to initiate the call to Haldeman on the President's behalf.

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Yes, please.
You can get Mr. Holloman out, please.
Yes, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On November 19, 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 6:59 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 155-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 155-3

Date: November 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:15 pm and 6:59 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 227-19]

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

Also recorded on November 19, 1972

  • 227-005 1:15 PM · 15 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 6:59 pm.
  • 227-006 1:15 PM · 15 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 6:59 pm.
  • 227-007 1:15 PM · 15 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 6:59 pm.
  • 227-008 1:15 PM · 15 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 6:59 pm.
  • 227-009 1:15 PM · 15 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 6:59 pm.
  • 227-010 1:15 PM · 15 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 6:59 pm.
  • 227-011 1:15 PM · 10 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 6:59 pm.
  • 227-012 1:15 PM · 15 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 6:59 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 155-003, November 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/155-003 (accessed October 9, 2026).