Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 193 › Conversation 193-013

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

Thursday, June 8, 1972 · 10:51 AM–10:56 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation193-013 on Tape 193 (tape position 02:04:17–02:04:31)StartThursday, June 8, 1972 at 10:51 AMEndThursday, June 8, 1972 at 10:56 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 193-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief administrative exchange with the Camp David operator while at the Aspen Lodge. The conversation focused on routine communication logistics and telephonic connectivity for the President at the retreat. No policy matters or significant executive decisions were addressed during this short interaction.

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Position in tape: 02:04:17 – 02:04:31

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NARA Description

On June 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:51 am and 10:56 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 193-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 193-13

Date: June 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:51 and 10:56 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 133-10]

Also recorded on June 8, 1972

  • 193-014 10:36 AM · 16 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:36 am to 11:25 am.
  • 133-010 10:51 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:51 am and 10:56 am.
  • 133-011 10:56 AM · 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:56 am to 11:25 am.
  • 133-012 11:25 AM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:25 am and 12:30 pm.
  • 133-013 11:25 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:25 am and 12:31 pm.
  • 193-015 11:25 AM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:25 am and 12:31 pm.
  • 193-016 11:25 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:25 am and 12:31 pm.
  • 193-017 11:25 AM · 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:25 am and 12:31 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 193-013, June 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/193-013 (accessed October 8, 2026).