Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 139 › Conversation 139-007
Camp David Operator phone call on Camp David and Maintenance
Thursday, August 10, 1972 · 4:10 PM–2:03 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 23 sec
AI Summary
An unidentified individual placed a call through the Camp David operator to contact Major Peacher regarding maintenance issues at the facility. The brief exchange focused on coordinating the repair of an unspecified item that had reportedly broken down. No further substantive policy or political discussions were recorded before the call concluded.
- Camp David
- Maintenance
- Logistics
- Facility management
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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 4:10 pm on August 10, 1972 and 2:03 pm on August 11, 1972. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 139-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 139-7
Date: Unknown between August 10 and 11, 1972
Time: Unknown after 4:10 pm, August 10 and before 2:03 pm, August 11, 1972
Location: Camp David Study Table
An unknown person talked with the Camp David operator.
Request for a call to [Forename unknown] Peacher
The unknown person talked with Peacher.
Repair of an unknown item
The recording of this conversation was cut off at an unknown time before 2:05 pm, August 11,
1972.
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 139-007, August 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/139-007 (accessed October 12, 2026).