Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 189 › Conversation 189-022
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David
Wednesday, May 17, 1972 · 2:44 PM–2:46 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 4 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a brief communication with the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge study. The interaction was primarily administrative in nature, serving to facilitate necessary telephonic connections for the President. No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions occurred during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On May 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:44 pm and 2:46 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 189-022 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 189-22 Date: May 17, 1972 Time: Unknown between 2:44 pm and 2:46 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 131-11]
Also recorded on May 17, 1972
- 131-008 2:36 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Walter R. Tkach talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:36 pm to 2:40 pm.
- 131-009 2:40 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:40 pm and 2:42 pm.
- 189-020 2:40 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:40 pm and 2:42 pm.
- 131-010 2:42 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:42 pm to 2:44 pm.
- 189-021 2:42 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 2:42 pm to 2:44 pm.
- 131-011 2:44 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:44 pm and 2:46 pm.
- 131-012 2:46 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:46 pm to 3:01 pm.
- 189-023 2:46 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 2:46 pm to 3:01 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 189-022, May 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/189-022 (accessed October 10, 2026).