Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 176 › Conversation 176-009
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on H.R. Haldeman
Saturday, August 19, 1972 · 3:26 PM–4:22 PM ET · Camp David Study Desk · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an urgent communication with his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step to bridge the President with his key advisor. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this exchange.
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NARA Description
On August 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 4:22 pm. The Camp David Study Desk taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 176-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 176-9
Date: August 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:26 pm and 4:22 pm
Location: Camp David Study Desk
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 205-19]
Request for a call to H. R. (“Bob”) HaldemanAlso recorded on August 19, 1972
- 140-043 3:03 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 3:03 pm.
- 140-044 3:03 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:03 pm and 3:23 pm.
- 205-015 3:03 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 3:03 pm.
- 205-016 3:03 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:03 pm and 3:23 pm.
- 140-045 3:23 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 3:23 pm to 3:36 pm.
- 205-017 3:23 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 3:23 pm to 3:26 pm.
- 205-018 3:26 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 4:22 pm.
- 205-019 3:26 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 4:22 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 176-009, August 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/176-009 (accessed October 8, 2026).