Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 184 › Conversation 184-007
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on H. R. Haldeman
Monday, December 18, 1972 · 11:11 AM–11:14 AM ET · Camp David Study Desk · 13 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 exclusively as a mechanism to establish a telephone connection between the two officials. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this request.
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NARA Description
On December 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:11 am and 11:14 am. The Camp David Study Desk taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 184-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 184-7
Date: December 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:11 am and 11:14 am
Location: Camp David Study Desk
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
Request for a call to H. R. (“Bob”) HaldemanAlso recorded on December 18, 1972
- 184-003 10:46 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:46 am and 10:48 am.
- 184-004 10:46 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:46 am and 10:48 am.
- 184-005 10:46 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:46 am and 10:48 am.
- 184-006 10:48 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:48 am to 11:11 am.
- 184-008 11:14 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:14 am to 11:24 am.
- 184-009 11:24 AM · 9 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 11:25 am.
- 184-010 11:25 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:25 am to 11:35 am.
- 184-011 11:35 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:35 am and 12:28 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 184-007, December 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/184-007 (accessed October 10, 2026).