Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 193 › Conversation 193-011
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Robert Bench
Wednesday, June 7, 1972 · 9:48 AM–10:08 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 39 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a brief interaction with the Camp David operator to request a connection to Robert Bench. This communication served as a routine administrative task to facilitate the President's personal or professional outreach while at the Aspen Lodge. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this brief exchange.
- Camp David
- Presidential Communications
- Robert Bench
- Logistics
Audio
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Position in tape: 01:38:06 – 01:38:42
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NARA Description
On June 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:48 am and 10:08 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 193-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 193-11 Date: June 7, 1972 Time: Unknown between 9:48 and 10:08 am Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 133-8]
Also recorded on June 7, 1972
- 133-005 9:22 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:22 am to 9:38 am.
- 133-006 9:38 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:38 am and 9:41 am.
- 133-007 9:38 AM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Harry S. Dent talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:38 am and 9:41 am.
- 193-009 9:38 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:38 am and 9:41 am.
- 193-010 9:41 AM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Harry S. Dent met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:41 am to 9:48 am.
- 133-008 9:48 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:48 am and 10:08 am.
- 133-009 10:08 AM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Finch talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:08 am to 10:27 am.
- 193-012 10:08 AM · 26 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Robert H. Finch met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:08 am to 10:27 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 193-011, June 7, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/193-011 (accessed October 8, 2026).