Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 194 › Conversation 194-012

Nixon, Camp David Operator & Haldeman on Camp David and White House logistics

Saturday, June 24, 1972 · 1:32 PM–1:36 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire ·28 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Camp David Operator;  Haldeman, H. R. ("Bob")Conversation194-012 onTape 194 (tape position 01:43:23–01:43:47)StartSaturday, June 24, 1972 at 1:32 PMEndSaturday, June 24, 1972 at 1:36 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 194-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman coordinate a meeting at Camp David to discuss pending administrative business following their respective lunches. The brief exchange serves as a logistical prelude to a more substantive policy or strategy session. No specific decisions were finalized during this opening segment of the conversation.

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Oh, yeah.
Uh, just get in.
Have you lunch yet?
Right, right.
Well, once you have your lunch, you do, I, uh, go over a couple of things.
And, uh, I don't want to...

NARA Description

On June 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:32 pm and 1:36 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 194-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 194-12

Date: June 24, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:32 and 1:36 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The Camp David operator talked with the President.

[See also Conversation No. 134-9]

H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman talked with the President

[See also Conversation No. 134-9]

Also recorded on June 24, 1972

  • 134-006 12:56 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 1:00 pm.
  • 194-008 12:56 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 1:00 pm.
  • 134-007 1:00 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 1:00 pm.
  • 194-010 1:00 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 1:00 pm.
  • 194-011 1:00 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:35 pm.
  • 134-008 1:32 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 1:32 pm.
  • 134-009 1:32 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:32 pm and 1:36 pm.
  • 194-013 1:36 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:36 pm and 2:29 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 194-012, 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/194-012 (accessed September 18, 2026).