Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 190 › Conversation 190-001

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Presidential diary

Wednesday, May 17, 1972 · 5:30 PM–5:48 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation190-001 on Tape 190 (tape position 00:00:26–00:01:56)StartWednesday, May 17, 1972 at 5:30 PMEndWednesday, May 17, 1972 at 5:48 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 190-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard M. Nixon utilized the time at the Aspen Lodge at Camp David to dictate a personal diary entry. While a portion of the recording remains withdrawn for privacy considerations, the session functioned as a reflective record for the President. No further policy developments or participants were recorded in this brief dictated segment.

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Position in tape: 00:00:26 – 00:01:56

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NARA Description

On May 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 5:48 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 190-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 190-1

Date: May 17, 1972
Time: 5:30 pm - unknown before 5:48 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President dictated a diary entry.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 1m 16s ]

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Also recorded on May 17, 1972

  • 131-042 5:30 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 5:48 pm.
  • 190-002 5:30 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 5:48 pm.
  • 190-003 5:30 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:30 pm and 5:48 pm.
  • 131-014 5:48 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 5:48 pm to 5:57 pm.
  • 190-004 5:48 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:48 pm and 5:57 pm.
  • 131-015 5:57 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 5:57 pm.
  • 190-005 5:57 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 5:57 pm.
  • 190-006 6:40 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Beverly J. Kaye, and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:40 pm and 7:33 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 190-001, May 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/190-001 (accessed October 10, 2026).