Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 164 › Conversation 164-019
Nixon phone call with Camp David operator on H. R. Haldeman and Camp David
Saturday, April 28, 1973 · 5:43 PM–6:32 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the Camp David operator to initiate a telephone call to his Chief of Staff, H. R. Haldeman. The President explicitly directed the operator to ensure Haldeman remained available for the connection. This brief exchange served solely to facilitate direct communication between the President and a key advisor during the ongoing political turmoil of the period.
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NARA Description
On April 28, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:43 pm and 6:32 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 164-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 164-19
Date: April 28, 1973
Time: Unknown between 5:43 pm and 6:32 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
Request for telephone call
-H. R. (“Bob”) HaldemanAlso recorded on April 28, 1973
- 164-015 11:23 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:23 am and 3:30 pm.
- 164-016 11:23 AM · 24 sec — Camp David operator and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:23 am and 3:30 pm.
- 164-017 11:23 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:23 am and 5:35 pm.
- 164-018 5:35 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at Camp David from 5:35 pm to 5:45 pm.
- 164-020 6:32 PM · 18 sec — Camp David operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David at 6:32 pm.
- 164-021 6:33 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:33 pm and 6:54 pm.
- 164-022 6:54 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:54 pm and 6:58 pm.
- 164-023 6:58 PM · 14 sec — Camp David operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David at 6:58 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 164-019, April 28, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/164-019 (accessed October 12, 2026).