Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 195 › Conversation 195-012

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Camp David

Thursday, June 29, 1972 · 1:28 PM–1:33 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 31 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation195-012 on Tape 195 (tape position 01:03:35–01:04:03)StartThursday, June 29, 1972 at 1:28 PMEndThursday, June 29, 1972 at 1:33 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 195-012 ↗

President Nixon held a brief, unscheduled meeting at the Aspen Lodge in Camp David with an unidentified individual. While no transcript or record of the discussion exists, the interaction involved the review of physical documents. The session concluded within five minutes without any documented follow-up or specific policy outcomes.

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On June 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:28 pm and 1:33 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 195-012 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 195-12

Date: June 29, 1972
Time: unknown between 1:28 and 1:33 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with an unknown person.

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The unknown person left at an unknown time before 1:33 pm
  • 135-007 1:28 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:28 pm and 1:33 pm.
  • 195-011 1:28 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:28 pm and 1:33 pm.
  • 195-013 1:28 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:28 pm and 1:33 pm.
  • 135-008 1:33 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 1:33 pm to 1:43 pm.
  • 195-014 1:33 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:33 pm to 1:43 pm.
  • 135-009 1:43 PM · 5 sec — unknown person(s) and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 135-010 1:43 PM · 33 sec — unknown person(s) and the White House operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 11:59 pm.
  • 135-011 1:43 PM · 41 sec — unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:43 pm and 11:59 pm.

Conversation 195-012, 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/195-012 (accessed October 12, 2026).