Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 182 › Conversation 182-003

Nixon White House recording on unintelligible audio and Camp David

Monday, October 30, 1972 · 12:01 AM–8:55 AM ET · Camp David Study Desk · 13 sec

ParticipantsNot recordedConversation182-003 on Tape 182StartMonday, October 30, 1972 at 12:01 AMEndMonday, October 30, 1972 at 8:55 AMRecording deviceCamp David Study DeskSourceNixon Library record for 182-003 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417174945 ↗

A 13-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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On October 30, 1972, the recording device engaged at an unknown time between 12:01 am and 8:55 am, but the conversation appears to be blank. The Camp David Study Desk taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 182-003 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 182-3

Date: October 29, 1972
Time: Unknown
Location: Camp David Study Desk

This portion of the tape appears to be blank. However, conversation may have taken place.

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[Previous archivists categorized this section as unintelligible. It has been rereviewed and released
11/08/2017.]
[Unintelligible]
[182-003-w001]
[Duration: 27s]

[This portion of the tape appears to be blank. However, conversations may have taken place.]

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  • 222-005 9:30 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 9:50 am.
  • 222-006 9:30 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 9:50 am.
  • 152-004 9:33 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:33 am and 10:33 am.
  • 222-007 9:50 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:50 am to 10:25 am.
  • 222-008 10:25 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:25 am and 10:33 am.
  • 152-005 10:33 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:33 am to 10:43 am.
  • 222-009 10:33 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:33 am to 10:43 am.
  • 152-006 10:43 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:43 am and 10:44 am.

Conversation 182-003, October 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417174945). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/182-003 (accessed November 3, 2026).