Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 192 › Conversation 192-015

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and communications

Friday, June 9, 1972 · 5:26 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 21 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation192-015 on Tape 192 (tape position 02:31:38–02:31:56)StartFriday, June 9, 1972 at 5:26 PMEndFriday, June 9, 1972 at 5:26 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 192-015 ↗

President Nixon consulted with the Camp David operator to facilitate a communications connection. The brief exchange served as an administrative request for the operator to place a phone call. No policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this interaction.

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On June 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 5:26 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 192-015 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 192-15

Date: June 9, 1972
Time: 5:26 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 172-8]
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 172-009 5:27 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard G. Kleindienst talked on the telephone at Camp David from 5:27 pm to 5:36 pm.
  • 192-016 5:27 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Richard G. Kleindienst met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 5:27 pm to 5:36 pm.
  • 172-010 5:38 PM · 57 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 5:38 pm to 5:39 pm.
  • 192-017 5:38 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 5:38 pm to 5:39 pm.

Conversation 192-015, 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/192-015 (accessed October 12, 2026).