Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 190 › Conversation 190-011
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Telecommunications
Wednesday, May 17, 1972 · 8:20 PM–8:35 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 5 min
AI Summary
President Nixon requested that the Camp David operator cancel a previously placed call to the signaler. The brief exchange focused exclusively on managing telecommunications logistics while the President was at Aspen Lodge. The interaction concluded with the operator confirming they would handle the request.
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Position in tape: 00:44:56 – 00:49:58
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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 8:20 pm and 8:35 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 190-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 190-11 Date: May 17, 1972 Time: Unknown between 8:20 and 8:35 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 131-20]
Also recorded on May 18, 1972
- 131-020 8:20 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:20 pm and 8:35 pm.
- 132-001 12:00 AM · 43 sec — Bill Beckman and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:00 am on May 18, 1972 and 11:49 pm on June 6, 1972.
- 132-002 12:00 AM · 47 sec — Bill Beckman and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:00 am on May 18, 1972 and 11:49 pm on June 6, 1972.
- 132-003 12:00 AM · 1 min — Bill Beckman and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:00 am on May 18, 1972 and 11:49 pm on June 6, 1972.
- 132-004 12:00 AM · 39 sec — Unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:00 am on May 18, 1972 and 11:49 pm on June 6, 1972.
- 132-005 12:00 AM · 47 sec — Bill Beckman and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:00 am on May 18, 1972 and 11:49 pm on June 6, 1972.
- 132-006 12:00 AM · 52 sec — Bill Beckman and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:00 am on May 18, 1972 and 11:49 pm on June 6, 1972.
- 132-007 12:00 AM · 2 min — Bill Beckman and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:00 am on May 18, 1972 and 11:49 pm on June 6, 1972.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 190-011, 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/190-011 (accessed October 12, 2026).