Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 192 › Conversation 192-002

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on John Ehrlichman

Friday, June 9, 1972 · 9:30 AM–10:23 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 47 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation192-002 on Tape 192 (tape position 01:16:26–01:17:06)StartFriday, June 9, 1972 at 9:30 AMEndFriday, June 9, 1972 at 10:23 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 192-002 ↗

President Nixon and an unknown aide coordinate logistics for upcoming meetings and site availability at Camp David. The discussion focuses on the scheduled arrival of John Ehrlichman, the status of the Birch Lodge, and Nixon’s plan to speak with Attorney General Richard Kleindienst. The President concludes by organizing the timing of his administrative tasks and subsequent communications.

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Good morning, sir.
Mr. Ehrlichman has left Washington by helicopter.
He'll be here in about 15 minutes at 1045.
Do you know what, uh, what where he's going to stay?
No, he's, uh, intending to return.
Oh, he's not going to stay?
No, he's not going to stay.
Is Birch clear?
Birch is clear, yes, sir.
So I can meet there this afternoon?
I think I'll go over there.
Is there six miles to be here?
Yeah, yeah.
I'll be there by then because I've got a call with the attorney general.
Okay, fine.
Yeah, I'll tell him and tell Holden to come over and do it with you as he's there.
Yes, sir.
Okay, thanks.

On June 9, 1972, 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. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 192-002 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 192-2

Date: June 9, 1972
Time: Unknown after 9:30 and unknown before 10:23 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with an unknown person.

        John D. Ehrlichman's schedule

        Camp David
           -Birch Lodge
               -President's meeting with Ehrlichman

        President's schedule
            -Richard G. Kleindienst
            -H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman meeting

The unknown aide left.
  • 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.
  • 192-001 9:30 AM · 3 min — 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.
  • 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.

Conversation 192-002, 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/192-002 (accessed October 8, 2026).