Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 166 › Conversation 166-001
Nixon phone call with Camp David operator on Rose Mary Woods
Sunday, May 13, 1973 · 12:04 PM–4:11 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 16 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a brief telephone call to his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, through the Camp David operator. The exchange served as a functional administrative request to facilitate communication with his staff. No substantive policy matters or major political decisions were recorded during this brief connection.
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NARA Description
On May 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:04 pm and 4:11 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 166-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 166-1
Date: May 13, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:04 pm and 4:11 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
Telephone call to Rose Mary WoodsAlso recorded on May 13, 1973
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 166-001, May 13, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/166-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).