Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 174 › Conversation 174-004

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Camp David

Thursday, June 29, 1972 · 12:01 AM–11:59 PM ET · Camp David Study Desk · 9 sec

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation174-004 on Tape 174 (tape position 00:01:40–00:01:49)StartThursday, June 29, 1972 at 12:01 AMEndSunday, July 23, 1972 at 11:59 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study DeskSourceNixon Library record for 174-004 ↗

AI Summary

An unidentified caller attempted to contact Chief Edwards at the Camp David study desk. After the individual answering the phone, identified as Toby, confirmed that the Chief was unavailable, the caller promptly ended the request. This brief interaction represents a routine administrative inquiry rather than a substantive policy discussion.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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Hey, T-Shirt, Toby speaking.
Hey, Toby, is, uh, Senior Chief Edwards up there?
No, he isn't.
Okay, thank you, buddy.
Mm-hmm.

NARA Description

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. The Camp David Study Desk taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 174-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 174-4

Date: Unknown between June 29 and July 23, 1972
Time: Unknown
Location: Camp David Study Desk (telephone)

An unknown man talking with an unknown man at an unknown time

       Chief Edwards [First name unknown]
             -Location

Also 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.
  • 136-002 12:01 AM · 7 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.
  • 174-005 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 174-004, 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/174-004 (accessed October 12, 2026).