Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 172 › Conversation 172-011

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on H. R. Haldeman

Friday, June 9, 1972 · 5:39 PM–5:47 PM ET · Camp David Study Desk · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation172-011 on Tape 172 (tape position 01:05:51–01:05:58)StartFriday, June 9, 1972 at 5:39 PMEndFriday, June 9, 1972 at 5:47 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study DeskSourceNixon Library record for 172-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief telephone communication with the Camp David operator to request a connection to H. R. Haldeman. The exchange served primarily as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication with his Chief of Staff. No substantive policy discussions or complex decision-making occurred during this administrative interaction.

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Yes, please.
Thank you, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On June 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:39 pm and 5:47 pm. The Camp David Study Desk taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 172-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 172-11
Date: June 9, 1972
Time: Unknown time between 5:39 and 5:47 pm
Location: Camp David Study Desk (telephone)

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 192-18]

       Request for H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman

Also recorded on June 9, 1972

  • 172-007 5:15 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Finch talked on the telephone at Camp David from 5:15 pm to 5:23 pm.
  • 172-008 5:26 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 5:26 pm.
  • 192-015 5:26 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 5:26 pm.
  • 172-009 5:27 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard G. Kleindienst talked on the telephone at Camp David from 5:27 pm to 5:36 pm.
  • 192-016 5:27 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard G. Kleindienst met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 5:27 pm to 5:36 pm.
  • 172-010 5:38 PM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 5:38 pm to 5:39 pm.
  • 192-017 5:38 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 5:38 pm to 5:39 pm.
  • 192-018 5:39 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:39 pm and 5:47 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 172-011, June 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/172-011 (accessed September 24, 2026).