Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 190 › Conversation 190-006
Nixon phone call with Kaye on Camp David and Presidential meetings
Wednesday, May 17, 1972 · 6:40 PM–7:33 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 10 min
AI Summary
President Nixon met with Beverly J. Kaye and an unidentified individual in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David. The majority of the recorded session consists of a withdrawn segment classified as personal and returnable. No substantive policy discussions or official administrative actions are documented for this exchange.
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Position in tape: 00:20:42 – 00:30:27
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NARA Description
On May 17, 1972, 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. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 190-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 190-6 Date: May 17, 1972 Time: 6:40-unknown before 7:33 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President met with Beverly Kaye and an unknown man. ********************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal Returnable] [Duration: 7m 18s ] THE UNKNOWN MAN LEFT AT AN UNKNOWN TIME BEFORE 7:33 PM. END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ********************************************************************** Kaye left at an unknown time before 7:33 pm.
Also recorded on May 17, 1972
- 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.
- 131-016 7:33 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 7:33 pm.
- 131-017 7:33 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:33 pm and 7:44 pm.
- 190-007 7:33 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 7:33 pm.
- 190-008 7:33 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:33 pm and 7:44 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 190-006, 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/190-006 (accessed October 12, 2026).