Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 188 › Conversation 188-013
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Camp David
Thursday, May 18, 1972 · 5:56 PM–11:59 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 40 sec
AI Summary
This brief recording captures an unidentified individual speaking with an unknown participant at the Aspen Lodge in Camp David. The exchange consists of a mundane logistical request regarding the location of an unspecified item. Due to the limited nature of the surviving audio, no substantive policy or historical information can be discerned.
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NARA Description
Unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 5:56 pm on May 18, 1972 and 11:59 pm on May 19, 1972. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 188-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 188-013
Date: Unknown between May 18 and 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:56 pm, May 18 and 11:59 pm, May 19
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
Unknown persons met.
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
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[Previous non-historical (H) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 08/30/2019. Segment
cleared for release.]
[Non-Historical]
[188-013-w001]
[Duration: 38s]
Lady dog
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The unknown person left at an unknown time before 11:59 pm, May 19, 1972.Also recorded on May 18, 1972
- 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.
- 130-007 5:56 PM · 2 min — Unknown person(s) and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 5:56 pm on May 18, 1972 and 11:59 pm on May 19, 1972.
- 130-008 5:56 PM · 1 min — Unknown person(s), Camp David operator, Kenneth T. McLenden, and Robert Mahaffey talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 5:56 pm on May 18, 1972 and 11:59 pm on May 19, 1972.
- 188-009 5:56 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:56 pm and 8:22 pm.
- 188-010 5:56 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:56 pm and 8:22 pm.
- 188-011 5:56 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:56 pm and 8:22 pm.
- 188-012 5:56 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:56 pm and 8:22 pm.
- 188-014 5:56 PM · 20 min — Unknown person(s), Camp David operator, and Kenneth T. McLenden met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 5:56 pm on May 18, 1972 and 11:59 pm on May 19, 1972.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 188-013, 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/188-013 (accessed October 10, 2026).