Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 133 › Conversation 133-008

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Robert H. Finch and Communication

Wednesday, June 7, 1972 · 9:48 AM–10:08 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation133-008 on Tape 133 (tape position 02:05:34–02:05:38)StartWednesday, June 7, 1972 at 9:48 AMEndWednesday, June 7, 1972 at 10:08 AMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 133-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone call to Robert H. Finch. This interaction served primarily as a logistical request to establish communication with his advisor. No policy matters or substantive discussions occurred during this brief administrative exchange.

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Yes, please.
To Finch, please.
Robert Finch.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On June 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:48 am and 10:08 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 133-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 133-8

Date: June 7, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:48-10:08 am
Location: Camp David Study Table (telephone)

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 193-11]

     Request for a call to Robert H. Finch

Also recorded on June 7, 1972

  • 133-005 9:22 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:22 am to 9:38 am.
  • 133-006 9:38 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:38 am and 9:41 am.
  • 133-007 9:38 AM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Harry S. Dent talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:38 am and 9:41 am.
  • 193-009 9:38 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 9:38 am and 9:41 am.
  • 193-010 9:41 AM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Harry S. Dent met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:41 am to 9:48 am.
  • 193-011 9:48 AM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:48 am and 10:08 am.
  • 133-009 10:08 AM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Finch talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:08 am to 10:27 am.
  • 193-012 10:08 AM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Finch met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:08 am to 10:27 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 133-008, June 7, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/133-008 (accessed October 8, 2026).