Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 191 › Conversation 191-002

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Administrative and Communication

Thursday, May 18, 1972 · 10:05 AM–10:10 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire ·6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Camp David OperatorConversation191-002 onTape 191 (tape position 00:03:19–00:04:31)StartThursday, May 18, 1972 at 10:05 AMEndThursday, May 18, 1972 at 10:10 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 191-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief communication via the Camp David operator to request a connection with Chuck Coulson. The exchange serves exclusively as an administrative bridge to facilitate a subsequent conversation with a key staff member. No substantive policy discussions or decisions are recorded during this brief operator-assisted call.

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Coulson please.

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]

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. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/191-002 (accessed September 18, 2026).