Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 188 › Conversation 188-007

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and White House Tapes

Thursday, May 18, 1972 · 5:45 PM–5:55 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation188-007 on Tape 188 (tape position 00:22:04–00:22:19)StartThursday, May 18, 1972 at 5:45 PMEndThursday, May 18, 1972 at 5:55 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 188-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon communicated with the Camp David telephone operator from the Aspen Lodge study to handle routine administrative or logistical matters. This brief interaction utilized the Camp David hard wire system, reflecting the President's standard communication procedures while working from the retreat. No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.

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NARA Description

On May 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:45 pm and 5:55 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 188-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 188-007

Date: May 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:45 pm and 5:55 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 130-5]

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

Also recorded on May 18, 1972

  • 130-003 5:34 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:34 pm and 5:44 pm.
  • 188-003 5:34 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:34 pm and 5:44 pm.
  • 188-004 5:34 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Beverly J. Kaye met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:34 pm and 5:44 pm.
  • 130-004 5:44 PM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 5:44 pm to 5:45 pm.
  • 188-006 5:44 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 5:44 pm to 5:45 pm.
  • 130-005 5:45 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:45 pm and 5:55 pm.
  • 130-006 5:55 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 5:55 pm to 5:56 pm.
  • 188-008 5:55 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 5:55 pm to 5:56 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 188-007, 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/188-007 (accessed October 10, 2026).