Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 198 › Conversation 198-023
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Telecommunications
Sunday, July 30, 1972 · 1:56 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a brief communication with the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge study. The interaction served as a routine administrative request to facilitate a telephone connection. No substantive policy matters or major decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On July 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 1:56 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 198-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 198-23 Date: July 30, 1972 Time: 1:56 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The Camp David operator talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 138-12]
Also recorded on July 30, 1972
- 138-011 1:32 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:32 pm and 1:56 pm.
- 198-021 1:32 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:32 pm and 1:56 pm.
- 198-022 1:32 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:32 pm and 1:56 pm.
- 138-012 1:56 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 1:56 pm.
- 138-013 1:58 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 1:58 pm.
- 198-024 1:58 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 1:58 pm.
- 138-014 2:22 PM · 20 sec — Charles W. Colson and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:22 pm to 2:42 pm.
- 198-025 2:22 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 2:22 pm to 2:42 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 198-023, July 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/198-023 (accessed October 9, 2026).