Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 191 › Conversation 191-009
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David
Thursday, May 18, 1972 · 11:23 AM–11:24 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 5 sec
A 5-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.
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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 11:23 am and 11:24 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 191-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 191-9 Date: May 18, 1972 Time: Unknown between 11:23 and 11:24 am Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 131-30] [End of telephone conversation]
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Also recorded on May 18, 1972
- 131-029 11:22 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:22 am to 11:23 am.
- 191-008 11:22 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:22 am to 11:23 am.
- 131-030 11:23 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:23 am and 11:24 am.
- 131-031 11:24 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:24 am to 11:26 am.
- 191-010 11:24 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:24 am to 11:26 am.
- 131-032 11:34 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:34 am to 11:37 am.
- 191-011 11:34 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:34 am to 11:37 am.
- 131-033 11:37 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:37 am and 11:38 am.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 191-009, May 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417174503). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/191-009 (accessed November 8, 2026).