Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 135 › Conversation 135-010

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Camp David and Communications

Thursday, June 29, 1972 · 1:43 PM–11:59 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 33 sec

Participants[Unknown person(s)]; White House operatorConversation135-010 on Tape 135 (tape position 00:50:10–00:50:22)StartThursday, June 29, 1972 at 1:43 PMEndThursday, June 29, 1972 at 11:59 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 135-010 ↗

AI Summary

An unidentified individual contacts the White House signal operator to request a connection with Captain Hunter. The brief exchange confirms that all operations at Camp David are proceeding smoothly despite heavy fog conditions. The participants conclude the call after verifying that the weather is not hindering local activities.

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White House, circle.
Duty officer, please.
Thank you.
White House, we need a case with Captain Hunter.
Here, Captain.
Everything's straight.
Okay.
We've got no problems up here, and he's in there coming to you in the soup.
Yeah, it's still foggy up there.
Oh, so foggy you can't see the top of the tree.
Huh.
They just went out of sight straight up.
Yeah.
Okie dokie.
Thank you very much.
All right, bye.
Bye.

NARA Description

On June 29, 1972, 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. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 135-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 135-10

Date: June 29, 1972
Time: Unknown after 1:43 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table (telephone)

An unknown man talked with White House signal operator.

     Call to duty officer

Also recorded on June 29, 1972

  • 135-009 1:43 PM · 5 sec — 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.
  • 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 135-010, 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/135-010 (accessed October 12, 2026).