Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 192 › Conversation 192-018
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David
Friday, June 9, 1972 · 5:39 PM–5:47 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 28 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with a Camp David operator to discuss personnel logistics and the management of specific staff roles at the facility. The brief exchange focused on vetting individuals for professional tasks and explicitly excluding a person named Marty from gaining access to a restricted or operational area. No further significant policy decisions were made beyond these directives regarding site access and staffing assignments.
- Camp David
- Personnel Management
- Security Access
- Logistics
Audio
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Position in tape: 02:46:21 – 02:46:46
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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 5:39 pm and 5:47 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 192-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 192-18 Date: June 9, 1972 Time: Unknown between 5:39 and 5:47 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 174-11]
Also recorded on June 9, 1972
- 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.
- 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.
- 192-015 5:26 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study 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.
- 172-011 5:39 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:39 pm and 5:47 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 192-018, 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/192-018 (accessed October 24, 2026).