Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 192 › Conversation 192-004

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David

Friday, June 9, 1972 · 10:23 AM–10:29 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation192-004 on Tape 192 (tape position 01:17:36–01:18:17)StartFriday, June 9, 1972 at 10:23 AMEndFriday, June 9, 1972 at 10:29 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 192-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with the Camp David operator while stationed at the Aspen Lodge. The exchange centered on routine communications logistics, as the President coordinated his access to the presidential telephone system. No substantive policy matters or major political decisions were recorded during this brief technical communication.

Audio

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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 10:23 am and 10:29 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 192-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 192-4

Date: June 9, 1972
Time: Unknown time between 10:23 and 10:29 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 133-23]

Also recorded on June 9, 1972

  • 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.
  • 192-007 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.
  • 192-005 10:29 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:29 am to 10:52 am.
  • 133-025 10:32 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:32 am and 10:34 am.
  • 192-006 10:32 AM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:32 am and 10:34 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 192-004, 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/192-004 (accessed October 8, 2026).