Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 135 › Conversation 135-009
Camp David Operator phone call on WHCA and Camp David
Thursday, June 29, 1972 · 1:43 PM–11:59 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 5 sec
AI Summary
An unidentified individual contacts the Camp David operator to request a connection to the White House Communications Agency (WHCA) center. The brief exchange serves as a logistical coordination effort to facilitate official telecommunications from the retreat. No policy matters or significant substantive decisions are recorded in this short administrative request.
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NARA Description
On June 29, 1972, unknown person(s) and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 11:59 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 135-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 135-9
Date: June 29, 1972
Time: Unknown after 1:43 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table (telephone)
An unknown man talked with Camp David operator.
Request for White House Communications Agency [WHCA] Communications CenterAlso recorded on June 29, 1972
- 135-010 1:43 PM · 33 sec — unknown person(s) and the White House operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 135-011 1:43 PM · 41 sec — unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 135-012 1:43 PM · 1 min — unknown person(s) and Frank A. Sisco talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 135-013 1:43 PM · 46 sec — unknown person(s) and the White House operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 135-014 1:43 PM · 44 sec — Frank A. Sisco, San Clemente operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 11:59 pm.
- 195-015 1:43 PM · 33 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 1:57 pm.
- 195-016 1:43 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 1:57 pm.
- 195-017 1:43 PM · 2 min — unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 11:59 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 135-009, 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/135-009 (accessed October 12, 2026).