Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 190 › Conversation 190-014

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David

Wednesday, May 17, 1972 · 7:50 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Camp David OperatorConversation190-014 onTape 190 (tape position 00:54:22–00:56:06)StartWednesday, May 17, 1972 at 7:50 AMEndWednesday, May 17, 1972 at 7:50 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 190-014 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief exchange with the Camp David telephone operator to facilitate a connection for an outgoing call. The discussion served purely administrative purposes to establish communication from the Aspen Lodge. No substantive policy matters or political developments were addressed during this interaction.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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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 7:50 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 190-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 190-14

Date: May 18, 1972
Time: 7:50 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 131-22]

Also recorded on May 17, 1972

  • 131-021 7:46 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 7:46 am.
  • 190-013 7:46 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 7:46 am.
  • 131-022 7:50 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 7:50 am.
  • 190-015 7:50 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:50 am and 7:59 am.
  • 190-016 7:50 AM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:50 am and 7:59 am.
  • 190-017 7:59 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:59 am and 8:05 am.
  • 190-018 8:05 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:05 am and 8:44 am.
  • 190-019 8:05 AM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:05 am and 8:44 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 190-014, 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/190-014 (accessed September 18, 2026).