President Nixon placed a brief telephone call from the Camp David study to the facility's operator to request a connection to his former Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This exchange served solely as a logistical communication to facilitate further private discussion between the President and Haldeman. No substantive policy or political matters were addressed during this brief request for a telephone patch.
On May 20, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:55 pm and 7:05 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 167-030 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 167-30
Date: May 20, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:55 pm and 7:05 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
Telephone call to H. R. (“Bob”) HaldemanThis transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.