Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 133 › Conversation 133-022

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

Friday, June 9, 1972 · 10:23 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation133-022 on Tape 133 (tape position 03:09:47–03:10:02)StartFriday, June 9, 1972 at 10:23 AMEndFriday, June 9, 1972 at 10:23 AMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 133-022 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted the Camp David operator to track the travel schedule and current location of Attorney General Richard G. Kleindienst. After confirming that Kleindienst would return to Washington by mid-afternoon, the President coordinated a plan to place a follow-up call to him at that time. This brief exchange served to facilitate direct communication between the President and the Attorney General.

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Yes, Mr. President.
The Attorney General will be arriving in Philadelphia in about 15 minutes.
He'll be back in Washington at 3 this afternoon.
I'll call him at 3.
Very fine.
Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On June 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 10:23 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 133-022 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 133-22

Date: June 9, 1972
Time: 10:23 am
Location: Camp David Study Table (telephone)

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

     Richard G. Kleindienst's schedule
          -Kleindienst’s location
          -President's phone call

Also recorded on June 9, 1972

  • 133-023 10:23 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:23 am and 10:29 am.
  • 192-003 10:23 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 10:23 am.
  • 192-004 10:23 AM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:23 am and 10:29 am.
  • 192-007 10:24 AM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:24 am to 10:47 am.
  • 133-024 10:29 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:29 am to 10:32 am.
  • 192-005 10:29 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:29 am to 10:52 am.
  • 133-025 10:32 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:32 am and 10:34 am.
  • 192-006 10:32 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:32 am and 10:34 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 133-022, June 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/133-022 (accessed October 8, 2026).