Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 222 › Conversation 222-008

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Dr. Kester and Camp David

Monday, October 30, 1972 · 10:25 AM–10:33 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation222-008 on Tape 222StartMonday, October 30, 1972 at 10:25 AMEndMonday, October 30, 1972 at 10:33 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 222-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief request to the Camp David operator to connect a telephone call to Dr. Kester. The exchange serves solely as a logistical communication to facilitate further outreach. No substantive policy discussions or decisions are recorded during this brief administrative interaction.

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Dr. Kester, please.

NARA Description

On October 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:25 am and 10:33 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 222-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 222-8

Date: October 30, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:25 am and 10:33 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 152-4]

Also recorded on October 30, 1972

  • 152-004 9:33 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:33 am and 10:33 am.
  • 222-007 9:50 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:50 am to 10:25 am.
  • 152-005 10:33 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:33 am to 10:43 am.
  • 222-009 10:33 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:33 am to 10:43 am.
  • 152-006 10:43 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:43 am and 10:44 am.
  • 222-010 10:43 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:43 am and 10:44 am.
  • 152-007 10:44 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:44 am to 10:48 am.
  • 222-011 10:44 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:44 am to 10:48 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 222-008, October 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/222-008 (accessed October 9, 2026).