Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 193 › Conversation 193-019

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Camp David

Thursday, June 8, 1972 · 12:46 PM–3:30 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation193-019 on Tape 193 (tape position 03:41:45–03:43:16)StartThursday, June 8, 1972 at 12:46 PMEndThursday, June 8, 1972 at 3:30 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 193-019 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a private meeting at the Aspen Lodge in Camp David with an unidentified individual to facilitate a delivery from the White House. The discussion and the nature of the items delivered remain undocumented due to the lack of an available transcript. The session concluded when the guest departed the lodge prior to 3:30 pm.

Audio

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On June 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 3:30 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 193-019 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 193-19

Date: June 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:46 and 3:30 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with an unknown person.

     Delivery from the White House

The unknown person left at an unknown time before 3:30 pm.

Also recorded on June 8, 1972

  • 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.
  • 133-014 12:31 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 12:31 pm.
  • 133-015 12:38 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:38 pm to 12:46 pm.
  • 193-018 12:38 PM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:38 pm to 12:46 pm.
  • 133-016 12:46 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 3:30 pm.
  • 193-020 12:46 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 3:30 pm.
  • 193-021 12:46 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 3:30 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 193-019, 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/193-019 (accessed October 8, 2026).