Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 194 › Conversation 194-003

Nixon phone call with Campbell on Travel planning and Camp David

Saturday, June 24, 1972 · 9:12 AM–9:14 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Campbell, Craig S.Conversation194-003 on Tape 194 (tape position 00:57:58–00:59:29)StartSaturday, June 24, 1972 at 9:12 AMEndSaturday, June 24, 1972 at 9:14 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 194-003 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417174555 ↗

President Nixon consulted with Craig S. Campbell regarding the logistical feasibility and travel time associated with an upcoming trip. The brief exchange focused on evaluating the difficulties of navigating a specific, unspecified area to determine if the travel demands were efficient. No definitive policy decisions were reached, as the conversation served primarily as a logistical inquiry to assist the President in managing his schedule.

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On June 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Craig S. Campbell met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:12 am to 9:14 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 194-003 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 194-3

Date: June 24, 1972
Time: 9:12-9:14 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with Craig S. Campbell.

[See also Conversation No. 134-2]

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Hello?
Yeah.
No, what's that?
No, no, no, just let, just give me the word, I just want to know.
I've got something on, I've got a phone call coming in.
Yeah.
How long, well, the point is, is the time, I don't want to spend all the time on this.
You mean each way?
Yeah.
Then what do you do?
You go there and .
Yeah, and that's a, what is it, what's the problem?
Is it a very difficult area or something?
Yeah, yeah, all right, fine.
Alright, fine, fine.
  • 134-001 9:05 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:05 am and 9:12 am.
  • 194-002 9:05 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 9:05 am and 9:12 am.
  • 134-002 9:12 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Craig S. Campbell talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:12 am to 9:14 am.
  • 134-003 9:14 AM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 9:15 am.
  • 134-004 9:14 AM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 9:15 am.
  • 194-004 9:14 AM — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 9:15 am.
  • 194-005 9:15 AM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:15 am and 9:22 am.
  • 134-005 9:22 AM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:22 am to 9:50 am.

Conversation 194-003, June 24, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417174555). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/194-003 (accessed November 8, 2026).