Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 203 › Conversation 203-012
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David
Thursday, August 17, 1972 · 9:58 AM–10:16 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with the Camp David operator while stationed at the Aspen Lodge. The exchange was limited to routine operational communications regarding the President's immediate needs at the retreat. No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions were recorded during this brief contact.
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NARA Description
On August 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:58 am and 10:16 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 203-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 203-12 Date: August 17, 1972 Time: Unknown between 9:58 am and 10:16 am Location: Camp David Hard Wire The Camp David operator talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 140-22]
Also recorded on August 17, 1972
- 140-019 9:57 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:57 am.
- 140-020 9:57 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:57 am.
- 203-008 9:57 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 9:57 am.
- 203-009 9:57 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 9:57 am.
- 140-021 9:58 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:58 am.
- 140-022 9:58 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:58 am and 10:16 am.
- 203-010 9:58 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 9:58 am.
- 203-011 9:58 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:58 am and 10:16 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 203-012, August 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/203-012 (accessed September 26, 2026).