Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 172 › Conversation 172-005

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Robert H. Finch

Friday, June 9, 1972 · 5:08 PM ET · Camp David Study Desk · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation172-005 on Tape 172 (tape position 00:47:35–00:47:44)StartFriday, June 9, 1972 at 5:08 PMEndFriday, June 9, 1972 at 5:08 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study DeskSourceNixon Library record for 172-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Robert H. Finch. The primary purpose of the call was to locate and reach Finch, who was in California at the time. This exchange served as a logistical coordination effort to initiate a private consultation between the President and his advisor.

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Would you try Mr. Finch now in California?
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 5:08 pm. The Camp David Study Desk taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 172-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 172-5

Date: June 9, 1972
Time: 5:08 pm
Location: Camp David Study Desk (telephone)

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 192-12]

       Request for Robert H. Finch
            -Location

Also recorded on June 9, 1972

  • 172-004 4:55 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone at Camp David from 4:55 pm to 5:07 pm.
  • 192-011 4:55 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 4:55 pm to 5:07 pm.
  • 192-012 5:08 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 5:08 pm.
  • 172-006 5:13 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 5:13 pm.
  • 192-013 5:13 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 5:13 pm.
  • 172-007 5:15 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Finch talked on the telephone at Camp David from 5:15 pm to 5:23 pm.
  • 192-014 5:15 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Finch met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 5:15 pm to 5:23 pm.
  • 172-008 5:26 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 5:26 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 172-005, 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/172-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).