Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 223 › Conversation 223-010
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David
Saturday, October 21, 1972 · 4:30 PM–5:39 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 8 sec
An 8-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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NARA Description
On October 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:30 pm and 5:39 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 223-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 223-10 Date: October 21, 1972 Time: Unknown between 4:30 pm and 5:39 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 151-2]
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Also recorded on October 21, 1972
- 223-008 12:29 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 12:45 pm.
- 151-002 4:30 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:30 pm and 5:39 pm.
- 151-003 5:39 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 5:39 pm to 5:47 pm.
- 223-011 5:39 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 5:39 pm to 5:47 pm.
- 151-004 7:15 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 7:15 pm.
- 223-012 7:15 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 7:15 pm.
- 151-005 7:26 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 7:26 pm.
- 223-013 7:26 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 7:26 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 223-010, October 21, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 655783879). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/223-010 (accessed November 1, 2026).