Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 191 › Conversation 191-012
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Telecommunications
Thursday, May 18, 1972 · 11:37 AM–11:38 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 3 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge study to facilitate an external telephone communication. This brief exchange served administrative purposes, functioning as a routine request for operator assistance to connect the President to another party. No substantive policy discussions or major decisions were recorded during this brief interaction.
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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 11:37 am and 11:38 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 191-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 191-12 Date: May 18, 1972 Time: Unknown between 11:37 and 11:38 am. Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 131-33] [End of telephone conversation]
Also recorded on May 18, 1972
- 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.
- 131-034 11:38 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:38 am to 11:42 am.
- 191-013 11:38 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:38 am to 11:42 am.
- 131-035 11:42 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 11:42 am.
- 191-014 11:42 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:42 am and 11:44 am.
- 131-036 11:44 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:44 am to 11:45 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 191-012, 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/191-012 (accessed October 23, 2026).