Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 191 › Conversation 191-009
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Telecommunications
Thursday, May 18, 1972 · 11:23 AM–11:24 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire ·5 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge study to facilitate an outgoing telephone call. This brief interaction served administrative purposes to connect the President with another party. No substantive policy discussions or decisions were recorded during this connection.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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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]
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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 191-009, 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/191-009 (accessed September 18, 2026).