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Nixon phone call with Staubach on Dallas Cowboys

Monday, August 14, 1972 · 6:05 PM–8:17 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Staubach, RogerConversation202-007 on Tape 202StartMonday, August 14, 1972 at 6:05 PMEndTuesday, August 15, 1972 at 8:17 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 202-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach at Camp David to dictate a personal letter of encouragement following Staubach's recent injury. The President expressed his well wishes for the athlete's recovery and inquired about the automobile he had previously provided to the Staubach family. This interaction highlights Nixon’s practice of using personal correspondence to build rapport with prominent public figures and professional athletes.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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I wish you a quick recovery.

And put a PS on.

I hope you and your family are enjoying that station wagon.

I'll see you on the table.

NARA Description

President Richard M. Nixon and Roger Staubach met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on August 14, 1972 and 8:17 pm on August 15, 1972. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 202-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 202-7

Date: Unknown between August 14 and 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:05 pm, August 14, 1972 and 8:17 pm, August 15, 1972
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President dictated a letter to Roger Staubach.

     The President's wishes for a quick recovery from injury
          -Dallas Cowboys
          -Washington Redskins
          -Automobile

Also recorded on August 14, 1972

030-052 5:18 PM · 13 sec — The recording device engaged on an unknown date, sometime between 5:18 pm on August 14, 1972 and 11:17 am on September 19, 1972, but the conversation appears to be blank.
202-001 6:05 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on August 14, 1972 and 8:17 pm on August 15, 1972.
202-002 6:05 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on August 14, 1972 and 8:17 pm on August 15, 1972.
202-003 6:05 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on August 14, 1972 and 8:17 pm on August 15, 1972.
202-004 6:05 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on August 14, 1972 and 8:17 pm on August 15, 1972.
202-005 6:05 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on August 14, 1972 and 8:17 pm on August 15, 1972.
202-006 6:05 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Roy Edward Sievers met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on August 14, 1972 and 8:17 pm on August 15, 1972.
202-008 6:05 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on August 14, 1972 and 8:17 pm on August 15, 1972.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 202-007, August 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/202-007 (accessed October 11, 2026).