Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 197 › Conversation 197-015

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David

Saturday, July 22, 1972 · 2:47 PM–3:05 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation197-015 on Tape 197StartSaturday, July 22, 1972 at 2:47 PMEndSaturday, July 22, 1972 at 3:05 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 197-015 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417174635 ↗

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NARA Description

On July 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 3:05 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 197-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 197-015
Date: July 22, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:47 pm and 3:05 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 136-12]

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  • 136-011 2:46 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:46 pm to 2:47 pm.
  • 197-014 2:46 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 2:46 pm to 2:47 pm.
  • 136-012 2:47 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 3:57 pm.
  • 136-013 2:47 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 3:57 pm.
  • 136-014 2:47 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 3:57 pm.
  • 197-016 2:47 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 3:05 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 197-015, July 22, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417174635). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/197-015 (accessed November 3, 2026).