Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 180 › Conversation 180-001
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Administration
Saturday, September 30, 1972 · 1:05 PM–9:22 AM ET · Camp David Study Desk · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David switchboard operator to facilitate an administrative request while staying at the retreat. The brief interaction focused on operational coordination between the President and the facility staff. No substantial policy or political matters were addressed during this connection.
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NARA Description
President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 1:05 pm on September 30, 1972 and 9:22 am on October 3, 1972. The Camp David Study Desk taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 180-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 180-1
Date: Unknown between September 30 and October 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:05 pm, September 30 and 9:22 am, October 3, 1972
Location: Camp David Study Desk
The President conferred with the Camp David operator [?].
Unknown requestAlso recorded on September 30, 1972
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- 180-003 1:05 PM · 22 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Nelson Pierce talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 1:05 pm on September 30, 1972 and 9:22 am on October 3, 1972.
- 180-004 1:05 PM · 12 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 1:05 pm on September 30, 1972 and 9:22 am on October 3, 1972.
- 145-001 1:35 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 2:05 pm.
- 214-001 1:35 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:35 pm to 2:05 pm.
- 145-002 2:05 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:05 pm and 2:32 pm.
- 214-002 2:05 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 2:05 pm and 2:32 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 180-001, September 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/180-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).