Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 172 › Conversation 172-008
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on H.R. Haldeman
Friday, June 9, 1972 · 5:26 PM ET · Camp David Study Desk · 7 sec
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On June 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 5:26 pm. The Camp David Study Desk taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 172-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 172-8
Date: June 9, 1972
Time: 5:26 pm
Location: Camp David Study Desk (telephone)
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 192-15]
Request for H.R.(“Bob”) Haldeman.Transcript (AI-generated)
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- 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.
- 192-015 5:26 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 5:26 pm.
- 172-009 5:27 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard G. Kleindienst talked on the telephone at Camp David from 5:27 pm to 5:36 pm.
- 192-016 5:27 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard G. Kleindienst met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 5:27 pm to 5:36 pm.
- 172-010 5:38 PM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 5:38 pm to 5:39 pm.
- 192-017 5:38 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 5:38 pm to 5:39 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 172-008, June 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417174869). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/172-008 (accessed November 4, 2026).