Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 136 › Conversation 136-002
Camp David Operator phone call on Camp David and Telephone communication
Thursday, June 29, 1972 · 12:01 AM–1:23 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 7 sec
AI Summary
An unidentified individual coordinated a telephone connection through the Camp David operator. The brief exchange focused solely on the logistics of establishing a callback. No substantive policy matters or historical developments were addressed during this interaction.
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NARA Description
Unknown person(s) and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:01 am on June 29, 1972 and 1:23 pm on July 22, 1972. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 136-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 136-2
Date: Unknown between June 29 and July 22, 1972
Time: Unknown
Location: Camp David Study Table (telephone)
An unknown man talked with the Camp David operator.
Request for return callAlso recorded on June 29, 1972
- 136-001 12:01 AM · 12 sec — Unknown person(s) and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:01 am on June 29, 1972 and 1:23 pm on July 22, 1972.
- 136-003 12:01 AM · 17 sec — Unknown person(s) and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:01 am on June 29, 1972 and 1:23 pm on July 22, 1972.
- 174-001 12:01 AM · 6 sec — Unknown person(s) and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:01 am on June 29, 1972 and 11:59 pm on July 23, 1972.
- 174-002 12:01 AM · 12 sec — Unknown person(s) and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:01 am on June 29, 1972 and 11:59 pm on July 23, 1972.
- 174-003 12:01 AM · 13 sec — Unknown person(s) and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:01 am on June 29, 1972 and 11:59 pm on July 23, 1972.
- 174-004 12:01 AM · 9 sec — Unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:01 am on June 29, 1972 and 11:59 pm on July 23, 1972.
- 174-005 12:01 AM · 5 sec — Unknown person(s) and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:01 am on June 29, 1972 and 11:59 pm on July 23, 1972.
- 174-006 12:01 AM · 25 sec — Unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:01 am on June 29, 1972 and 11:59 pm on July 23, 1972.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 136-002, 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/136-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).