Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 195 › Conversation 195-002

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Camp David

Thursday, June 29, 1972 · 11:00 AM–11:07 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 42 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation195-002 on Tape 195 (tape position 00:28:59–00:29:38)StartThursday, June 29, 1972 at 11:00 AMEndThursday, June 29, 1972 at 11:07 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 195-002 ↗

President Nixon met with an unknown individual at the Aspen Lodge study to coordinate logistics for his departure from Camp David. The brief discussion centered specifically on scheduling the return trip to Washington. No further substantive policy matters were recorded during this encounter.

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Position in tape: 00:28:59 – 00:29:38

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No speech has been transcribed for this recording. An AI model that listened to the whole recording reported: Nixon briefly states a time to return to Washington; the rest of the recording contains silence, hum, and footsteps.

On June 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:00 am and 11:07 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 195-002 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 195-2

Date: June 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:00 and 11:07 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with an unknown person.

     Return trip to Washington
          -Time

Unknown person left at an unknown time before 11:07 am.
  • 135-001 11:00 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:00 am and 11:07 am.
  • 195-001 11:00 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:00 am and 11:07 am.
  • 195-003 11:00 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:00 am and 11:07 am.
  • 195-004 11:00 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:00 am and 11:07 am.
  • 135-002 11:07 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:07 am to 11:18 am.
  • 195-005 11:07 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:07 am to 11:18 am.
  • 135-003 11:18 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:18 am and 12:57 pm.
  • 195-006 11:18 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:18 am and 12:57 pm.

Conversation 195-002, 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/195-002 (accessed October 28, 2026).