Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 192 › Conversation 192-012

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David

Friday, June 9, 1972 · 5:08 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation192-012 on Tape 192 (tape position 02:24:16–02:24:56)StartFriday, June 9, 1972 at 5:08 PMEndFriday, June 9, 1972 at 5:08 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 192-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief communication with the Camp David operator to facilitate logistical coordination while residing at Aspen Lodge. The exchange served primarily to establish or verify telephone connectivity between the President and external parties. No substantive policy discussions or political decisions were recorded during this brief administrative interaction.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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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 5:08 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 192-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 192-12

Date: June 9, 1972
Time: 5:08 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 172-5]

Also recorded on June 9, 1972

  • 172-004 4:55 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell talked on the telephone at Camp David from 4:55 pm to 5:07 pm.
  • 192-011 4:55 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John N. Mitchell met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 4:55 pm to 5:07 pm.
  • 172-005 5:08 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 5:08 pm.
  • 172-006 5:13 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 5:13 pm.
  • 192-013 5:13 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 5:13 pm.
  • 172-007 5:15 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Finch talked on the telephone at Camp David from 5:15 pm to 5:23 pm.
  • 192-014 5:15 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Finch met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 5:15 pm to 5:23 pm.
  • 172-008 5:26 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 5:26 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 192-012, 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/192-012 (accessed October 12, 2026).