Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 193 › Conversation 193-026

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

Thursday, June 8, 1972 · 4:26 PM–4:27 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation193-026 on Tape 193 (tape position 04:10:11–04:11:10)StartThursday, June 8, 1972 at 4:26 PMEndThursday, June 8, 1972 at 4:27 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 193-026 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief contact with the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge study. The interaction served as a routine communication check or request for assistance within the facility's complex. No substantial policy matters or significant administrative decisions were addressed during this short exchange.

Audio

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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 4:26 pm and 4:27 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 193-026 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 193-26

Date: June 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:26 and 4:27 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 133-19]

Also recorded on June 8, 1972

  • 193-023 3:31 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 4:25 pm.
  • 193-024 3:31 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 4:25 pm.
  • 133-018 4:25 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 4:25 pm to 4:26 pm.
  • 193-025 4:25 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 4:25 pm to 4:26 pm.
  • 133-019 4:26 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:26 pm and 4:27 pm.
  • 133-020 4:27 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 4:27 pm to 4:31 pm.
  • 193-027 4:27 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 4:27 pm to 4:31 pm.
  • 193-028 4:31 PM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:31 pm and 5:20 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 193-026, 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/193-026 (accessed October 8, 2026).