Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 220 › Conversation 220-017

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Bebe Rebozo and Camp David

Sunday, October 15, 1972 · 11:24 AM–12:00 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation220-017 on Tape 220StartSunday, October 15, 1972 at 11:24 AMEndSunday, October 15, 1972 at 12:00 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 220-017 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417174675 ↗

A 13-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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On October 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 12:00 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 220-017 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 220-017

Date: October 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:24 am and 12:00 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 149-13]

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Mr. Robozo to come over and ask you to do it.
  • 149-009 10:55 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 11:07 am.
  • 149-010 11:07 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:07 am to 11:21 am.
  • 220-014 11:07 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:07 am to 11:21 am.
  • 149-011 11:24 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 11:24 am.
  • 149-012 11:24 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 11:35 am.
  • 149-013 11:24 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 12:00 pm.
  • 220-015 11:24 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 11:24 am.
  • 220-016 11:24 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 11:35 am.

Conversation 220-017, October 15, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417174675). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/220-017 (accessed November 2, 2026).