Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 133 › Conversation 133-014

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Henry Kissinger

Thursday, June 8, 1972 · 12:31 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 16 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation133-014 on Tape 133 (tape position 02:53:51–02:54:07)StartThursday, June 8, 1972 at 12:31 PMEndThursday, June 8, 1972 at 12:31 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 133-014 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon communicated with the Camp David operator to facilitate a scheduled call with National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. Upon learning that Kissinger was temporarily unavailable while at the barber shop, the President instructed the operator to have Kissinger return the call at his convenience. This brief exchange served solely to manage the logistics of the President's ongoing communication with his foreign policy advisor.

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Hello?
Yes, please.
Hello?
Did you ring?
Yes, hold on.
Yeah.
Dr. Kissinger is in the barber shop and asks that you let him call you in a few minutes.
Yeah, whenever it's convenient.
No hurry.
Thank you, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On June 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 12:31 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 133-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 133-14

Date: June 8, 1972
Time: 12:31 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table (telephone)

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 193-17B]

     Return call

     Henry A. Kissinger
         -Location

Also recorded on June 8, 1972

  • 133-012 11:25 AM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:25 am and 12:30 pm.
  • 133-013 11:25 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:25 am and 12:31 pm.
  • 133-015 12:38 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:38 pm to 12:46 pm.
  • 193-018 12:38 PM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:38 pm to 12:46 pm.
  • 133-016 12:46 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 3:30 pm.
  • 193-019 12:46 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 3:30 pm.
  • 193-020 12:46 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 3:30 pm.
  • 193-021 12:46 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 3:30 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 133-014, June 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/133-014 (accessed October 8, 2026).