Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 168 › Conversation 168-010
Nixon phone call with Camp David operator on H. R. Haldeman and Camp David
Saturday, June 2, 1973 · 10:29 AM–10:54 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 16 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection with H. R. “Bob” Haldeman. The exchange was strictly administrative, serving solely as a request to initiate communication with his former Chief of Staff. No further substantive policy matters or discussions were captured during this brief operational interaction.
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NARA Description
On June 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:29 am and 10:54 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 168-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 168-10
Date: June 2, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:29 am and 10:54 am
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
Request for telephone call
-H. R. (“Bob”) HaldemanAlso recorded on June 2, 1973
- 168-007 9:56 AM · 17 sec — Camp David operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:56 am and 10:07 am.
- 168-008 10:07 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:07 am to 10:11 am.
- 168-009 10:19 AM · 10 min — Camp David operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:19 am and 10:29 am.
- 168-011 10:54 AM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:54 am and 11:13 am.
- 168-012 10:54 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:54 am and 11:13 am.
- 168-013 11:13 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:13 am to 11:24 am.
- 168-014 11:24 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 11:38 am.
- 168-015 11:38 AM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:38 am to 11:39 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 168-010, June 2, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/168-010 (accessed October 12, 2026).