Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 194 › Conversation 194-018

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Thomas Abernathy

Saturday, June 24, 1972 · 5:56 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation194-018 on Tape 194 (tape position 02:45:22–03:11:26)StartSaturday, June 24, 1972 at 5:56 PMEndSaturday, June 24, 1972 at 5:56 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 194-018 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417174585 ↗

An 11-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On June 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 5:56 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 194-018 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 194-18

Date: June 24, 1972
Time: 5:56 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See also Conversation No. 134-13]

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to try Congressman Abernathy.
He's at Bethesda Naval Hospital.

Also recorded on June 24, 1972

  • 134-012 5:50 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 5:50 pm.
  • 194-016 5:50 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 5:50 pm.
  • 194-017 5:50 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:50 pm and 5:56 pm.
  • 134-013 5:56 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 5:56 pm.
  • 134-014 5:56 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:56 pm and 7:12 pm.
  • 194-019 5:56 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 5:56 pm and 7:12 pm.
  • 134-015 7:12 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 7:12 pm to 7:34 pm.
  • 194-020 7:12 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 7:12 pm to 7:34 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 194-018, June 24, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417174585). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/194-018 (accessed November 2, 2026).