Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 194 › Conversation 194-019

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David

Saturday, June 24, 1972 · 5:56 PM–7:12 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation194-019 on Tape 194 (tape position 03:11:26–03:12:08)StartSaturday, June 24, 1972 at 5:56 PMEndSaturday, June 24, 1972 at 7:12 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 194-019 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief exchange with the Camp David operator while at the Aspen Lodge. The conversation consisted of casual remarks regarding the aesthetic quality and atmosphere of the presidential retreat. No official policy decisions or substantive government actions were discussed during this brief interaction.

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Awesome place.
Yeah.

NARA Description

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 5:56 pm and 7:12 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 194-019 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 194-19

Date: June 24, 1972
Time: Unknown time between 5:56 and 7:12 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See also Conversation No. 134-14]

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.
  • 194-018 5:56 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 5:56 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 194-019, 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/194-019 (accessed October 12, 2026).