Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 195 › Conversation 195-003

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David

Thursday, June 29, 1972 · 11:00 AM–11:07 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation195-003 on Tape 195 (tape position 00:29:38–00:30:22)StartThursday, June 29, 1972 at 11:00 AMEndThursday, June 29, 1972 at 11:07 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 195-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, informal exchange with the Camp David switchboard operator while stationed at the Aspen Lodge. The conversation served to facilitate communication logistics at the presidential retreat. No substantive policy discussions or administrative decisions were recorded during this interaction.

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Position in tape: 00:29:38 – 00:30:22

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NARA Description

On June 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:00 am and 11:07 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 195-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 195-3

Date: June 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:00 and 11:07 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 135-1]

Also recorded on June 29, 1972

  • 135-001 11:00 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:00 am and 11:07 am.
  • 195-001 11:00 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:00 am and 11:07 am.
  • 195-002 11:00 AM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:00 am and 11:07 am.
  • 195-004 11:00 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:00 am and 11:07 am.
  • 135-002 11:07 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:07 am to 11:18 am.
  • 195-005 11:07 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:07 am to 11:18 am.
  • 135-003 11:18 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:18 am and 12:57 pm.
  • 195-006 11:18 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:18 am and 12:57 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 195-003, June 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/195-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).