Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 170 › Conversation 170-002

Camp David Operator phone call on Camp David and Telecommunications

Thursday, May 18, 1972 · 12:01 AM–11:49 PM ET · Camp David Study Desk · 9 sec

Participants[Unknown person(s)]; Camp David OperatorConversation170-002 on Tape 170 (tape position 00:00:27–00:00:00)StartThursday, May 18, 1972 at 12:01 AMEndTuesday, June 6, 1972 at 11:49 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study DeskSourceNixon Library record for 170-002 ↗

AI Summary

An unidentified male caller contacted the Camp David operator to request assistance in placing a telephone call. The exchange was limited to brief administrative communication and did not involve substantive political or policy discussions. No further action items were established beyond the initial request to connect the line.

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NARA Description

Unknown person(s) and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:01 am on May 18, 1972 and 11:49 pm on June 6, 1972. The Camp David Study Desk taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 170-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 170-2

Date: Unknown between May 18 and June 6, 1972
Time: Unknown after 12:01 am, May 18 and before 11:49 pm, June 6, 1972
Location: Camp David Study Desk

An unknown man talked with the Camp David operator.

      Request for a call

Also recorded on May 18, 1972

  • 132-001 12:00 AM · 43 sec — Bill Beckman and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:00 am on May 18, 1972 and 11:49 pm on June 6, 1972.
  • 132-002 12:00 AM · 47 sec — Bill Beckman and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:00 am on May 18, 1972 and 11:49 pm on June 6, 1972.
  • 132-003 12:00 AM · 1 min — Bill Beckman and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:00 am on May 18, 1972 and 11:49 pm on June 6, 1972.
  • 132-004 12:00 AM · 39 sec — Unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:00 am on May 18, 1972 and 11:49 pm on June 6, 1972.
  • 132-005 12:00 AM · 47 sec — Bill Beckman and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:00 am on May 18, 1972 and 11:49 pm on June 6, 1972.
  • 132-006 12:00 AM · 52 sec — Bill Beckman and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:00 am on May 18, 1972 and 11:49 pm on June 6, 1972.
  • 130-009 12:01 AM · 1 min — unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:01 am and 5:30 pm.
  • 170-001 12:01 AM · 7 sec — Unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:01 am on May 18, 1972 and 11:49 pm on June 6, 1972.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 170-002, May 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/170-002 (accessed October 9, 2026).