Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 160 › Conversation 160-007

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

Friday, January 5, 1973 · 8:49 PM–8:50 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 22 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation160-007 on Tape 160StartFriday, January 5, 1973 at 8:49 PMEndFriday, January 5, 1973 at 8:50 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 160-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone call to his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. Nixon specified that the operator should reach out to Haldeman at home but avoid interrupting him if he were out to dinner. This brief exchange served as a logistical request to establish direct communication with a key advisor.

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You drive, Mr. Haldeman, please.
Hello?
Yes, I'm with you.
If he's out to dinner or something, don't bother him there, but if he's at his home, I'll talk to him, okay?
All right, sir.

NARA Description

On January 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:49 pm to 8:50 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 160-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 160-7

Date: January 5, 1973
Time: 8:49 pm - 8:50 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 239-7]

       Request for call to H. R. Haldeman

Also recorded on January 6, 1973

  • 160-005 8:31 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:31 pm and 8:47 pm.
  • 239-005 8:31 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:31 pm and 8:47 pm.
  • 239-010 8:31 PM · 12 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:31 pm and 8:47 pm.
  • 160-006 8:47 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:47 pm to 8:49 pm.
  • 239-006 8:47 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:47 pm to 8:49 pm.
  • 239-007 8:49 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:49 pm to 8:50 pm.
  • 160-008 8:50 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:50 pm to 9:00 pm.
  • 239-008 8:50 PM · 10 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:50 pm to 9:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 160-007, January 6, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/160-007 (accessed October 11, 2026).