Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 203 › Conversation 203-001
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David
Wednesday, August 16, 1972 · 9:06 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 10 sec
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NARA Description
On August 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 9:06 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 203-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 203-1 Date: August 16, 1972 Time: 9:06 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 140-13]
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Also recorded on August 16, 1972
- 140-011 4:11 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:11 pm and 9:06 pm.
- 140-012 4:11 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:11 pm and 9:06 pm.
- 202-023 4:11 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:11 pm and 9:06 pm.
- 202-024 4:11 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:11 pm and 9:06 pm.
- 140-013 9:06 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:06 pm.
- 140-014 9:06 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:06 pm and 9:20 pm.
- 203-002 9:06 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:06 pm and 9:20 pm.
- 203-003 9:20 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 9:20 pm on August 16, 1972 and 9:01 am on August 17, 1972.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 203-001, August 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/203-001 (accessed November 1, 2026).