Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 728 › Conversation 728-010

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Camp David

Tuesday, June 6, 1972 · 4:03 PM–4:07 PM ET · Oval Office · 4 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation728-010 on Tape 728 (tape position 02:23:15–02:26:45)StartTuesday, June 6, 1972 at 4:03 PMEndTuesday, June 6, 1972 at 4:07 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 728-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon discussed travel arrangements to Camp David with an unidentified individual. The conversation focused on the feasibility of helicopter transport given the soft ground conditions and potential cold weather, with the President expressing concern about landing capabilities. The discussion concluded with an agreement to explore alternative travel plans, possibly involving driving from a different landing zone.

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Position in tape: 02:23:15 – 02:26:45

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NARA Description

On June 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:03 pm and 4:07 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 728-010 of the White House Tapes.

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Conversation No. 728-10

Date: June 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:03 and 4:07 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with an unknown person.

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The President and the unknown person left with unknown person at 4:07 pm.

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UnknownIf you can't chopper into Camp David—
NixonCamp? No, Camp's sponges.
UnknownWell,
NixonThe ground's so soft up there.
Unknowndrive up, we can chopper into the basin, and then drive from there.
NixonGet to, they haven't cleared cold weather up there, haven't they?
UnknownI don't think so. I've told them not to, but I've,
NixonYeah.
Unknownwill be sure. Well, if they told him I wouldn't have to go.
NixonNo. Well, what you do is call them, and you can say you were going into Camp David, and that's y'all, and the helicopter wouldn't, they won't be able to land the helicopter into

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  • 728-008 2:50 PM · 1 hr 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:50 pm to 4:01 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 728-010, June 6, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/728-010 (accessed November 2, 2026).