Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 135 › Conversation 135-007
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on John D. Ehrlichman
Thursday, June 29, 1972 · 1:28 PM–1:33 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a brief telephone communication through the Camp David operator to facilitate a call to his Assistant for Domestic Affairs, John D. Ehrlichman. This interaction served purely as an administrative bridge to connect the President with his senior advisor. No policy matters or substantive discussions were conducted during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On June 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:28 pm and 1:33 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 135-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 135-7
Date: June 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:28 and 1:33 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table (telephone)
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See also Conversation No. 195-11]
Request for a call to John D. EhrlichmanAlso recorded on June 29, 1972
- 195-011 1:28 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:28 pm and 1:33 pm.
- 195-012 1:28 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:28 pm and 1:33 pm.
- 195-013 1:28 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:28 pm and 1:33 pm.
- 135-008 1:33 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 1:33 pm to 1:43 pm.
- 195-014 1:33 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:33 pm to 1:43 pm.
- 135-009 1:43 PM · 5 sec — unknown person(s) and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 135-010 1:43 PM · 33 sec — unknown person(s) and the White House operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 135-011 1:43 PM · 41 sec — unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 11:59 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 135-007, June 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/135-007 (accessed September 28, 2026).