Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 192 › Conversation 192-001

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David

Friday, June 9, 1972 · 9:30 AM–10:23 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 3 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation192-001 on Tape 192 (tape position 01:13:59–01:16:26)StartFriday, June 9, 1972 at 9:30 AMEndFriday, June 9, 1972 at 10:23 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 192-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief communication with a Camp David operator to facilitate a secure, confidential discussion. The interaction serves as a logistical precursor to a planned investigation, with the President explicitly stating his intent to conduct matters quietly. This brief exchange serves to establish the secure channel necessary for sensitive high-level administrative or legal coordination.

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Position in tape: 01:13:59 – 01:16:26

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He's basically quieting us, the Attorney General believes.

NARA Description

On June 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 10:23 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 192-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 192-1

Date: June 9, 1972
Time: Unknown time between 9:30 and 10:23 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 133-21]

Also recorded on June 9, 1972

  • 133-021 9:30 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 10:23 am.
  • 192-002 9:30 AM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 10:23 am.
  • 133-022 10:23 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 10:23 am.
  • 133-023 10:23 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:23 am and 10:29 am.
  • 192-003 10:23 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 10:23 am.
  • 192-004 10:23 AM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:23 am and 10:29 am.
  • 192-007 10:24 AM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:24 am to 10:47 am.
  • 133-024 10:29 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:29 am to 10:32 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 192-001, 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/192-001 (accessed October 8, 2026).