Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 191 › Conversation 191-014
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Communications
Thursday, May 18, 1972 · 11:42 AM–11:44 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 3 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection. This brief interaction served administrative purposes to enable communication while the President was stationed at Aspen Lodge. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this exchange.
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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 11:42 am and 11:44 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 191-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 191-14 Date: May 18, 1972 Time: Unknown between 11:42 and 11:44 am Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 131-35] [End of telephone conversation]
Also recorded on May 18, 1972
- 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.
- 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.
- 191-015 11:44 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:44 am to 11:45 am.
- 131-037 11:45 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:45 am and 11:48 am.
- 191-016 11:45 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:45 am and 11:48 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 191-014, 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/191-014 (accessed October 10, 2026).