Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 191 › Conversation 191-002
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Charles Colson
Thursday, May 18, 1972 · 10:05 AM–10:10 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 6 sec
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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 10:05 am and 10:10 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 191-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 191-2 Date: May 18, 1972 Time: Unknown between 10:05 and 10:10 am Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 131-24] [End of telephone conversation]
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Also recorded on May 18, 1972
- 131-024 10:05 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 10:10 am.
- 191-001 10:05 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:05 am and 10:10 am.
- 131-025 10:10 AM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:10 am to 10:33 am.
- 191-003 10:10 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:10 am to 10:33 am.
- 131-026 10:33 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:33 am and 10:58 am.
- 191-004 10:33 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:33 am and 10:58 am.
- 131-027 10:58 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:58 am to 11:08 am.
- 191-005 10:58 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:58 am to 11:08 am.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 191-002, May 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417174489). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/191-002 (accessed November 2, 2026).