Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 194 › Conversation 194-004

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

Saturday, June 24, 1972 · 9:14 AM–9:15 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation194-004 on Tape 194 (tape position 00:59:29–01:00:51)StartSaturday, June 24, 1972 at 9:14 AMEndSaturday, June 24, 1972 at 9:15 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 194-004 ↗

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate administrative communications. The brief interaction served as a logistical bridge for the President to place further calls from the Aspen Lodge. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this brief exchange.

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On June 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 9:15 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 194-004 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 194-4

Date: June 24, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:14 and 9:15 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See also Conversation No. 134-3]
  • 134-001 9:05 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:05 am and 9:12 am.
  • 134-002 9:12 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Craig S. Campbell talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:12 am to 9:14 am.
  • 194-003 9:12 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Craig S. Campbell met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:12 am to 9:14 am.
  • 134-003 9:14 AM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 9:15 am.
  • 134-004 9:14 AM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 9:15 am.
  • 194-005 9:15 AM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:15 am and 9:22 am.
  • 134-005 9:22 AM · 28 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:22 am to 9:50 am.
  • 194-006 9:22 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:22 am to 9:50 am.

Conversation 194-004, June 24, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/194-004 (accessed October 8, 2026).