Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 172 › Conversation 172-006

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Richard G. Kleindienst

Friday, June 9, 1972 · 5:13 PM ET · Camp David Study Desk · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation172-006 on Tape 172 (tape position 00:47:44–00:47:53)StartFriday, June 9, 1972 at 5:13 PMEndFriday, June 9, 1972 at 5:13 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study DeskSourceNixon Library record for 172-006 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417174865 ↗

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NARA Description

On June 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 5:13 pm. The Camp David Study Desk taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 172-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 172-6
Date: June 9, 1972
Time: 5:13 pm
Location: Camp David Study Desk (telephone)

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 192-13]

       Request for Richard G. Kleindienst

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Yes, please.
Try Attorney General Klein again, please.
Thank you, Mr. President.

Also recorded on June 9, 1972

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  • 192-012 5:08 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 5:08 pm.
  • 192-013 5:13 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 5:13 pm.
  • 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.
  • 192-014 5:15 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Finch met in the Aspen Lodge study 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 172-006, June 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417174865). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/172-006 (accessed November 9, 2026).