Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 156 › Conversation 156-023
Nixon, Camp David Operator & Haldeman on Camp David operations
Tuesday, November 28, 1972 · 12:14 PM–10:10 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon attempted to initiate a telephone call through the Camp David operator with H. R. Haldeman present in the background. The call was ultimately aborted before any substantive discussion or official business could be conducted. Consequently, no specific policy decisions or significant developments resulted from this brief technical interaction.
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NARA Description
President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:14 pm on November 28, 1972 and 10:10 am on November 29, 1972. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 156-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 156-23
Date: November 28 or 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:14 pm, November 28, 1972 and 10:10 am, November 29, 1972
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President attempted to place a call with the Camp David operator.
[H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman can be heard in the background]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 156-23 (cont’d)
[Aborted telephone call]Also recorded on November 28, 1972
- 156-007 7:50 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:50 am and 12:14 pm.
- 156-008 7:50 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:50 am and 12:14 pm.
- 156-009 7:50 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:50 am and 12:14 pm.
- 156-011 12:14 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:14 pm and 1:50 pm.
- 183-006 12:14 PM · 17 sec — Camp David operator and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:14 pm and 1:50 pm.
- 231-016 12:14 PM · 1 hr 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:14 pm to 1:50 pm.
- 183-007 4:26 PM · 2 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Camp David operator, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:26 pm and 4:40 pm.
- 231-017 4:26 PM · 59 sec — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Camp David operator, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:26 pm and 4:40 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 156-023, November 28, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/156-023 (accessed October 10, 2026).