Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 224 › Conversation 224-010
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Telecommunications
Tuesday, November 14, 1972 · 9:00 AM–9:36 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief administrative exchange with the Camp David operator while stationed at the Aspen Lodge. The conversation served primarily as a routine telephonic connection or status check regarding communication logistics. No substantive policy matters or strategic decisions were addressed during this interaction.
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NARA Description
On November 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:36 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 224-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 224-10 Date: November 14, 1972 Time: Unknown between 9:00 am and 9:36 am Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 153-4] [End of telephone conversation]
Also recorded on November 14, 1972
- 153-004 9:00 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:36 am.
- 225-006 9:00 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:08 am.
- 153-005 9:36 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:36 am to 9:48 am.
- 224-011 9:36 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:36 am to 9:48 am.
- 153-006 9:54 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:54 am.
- 224-012 9:54 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 9:54 am.
- 224-013 9:54 AM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 10:02 am.
- 153-007 10:02 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Mamie G. Eisenhower talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:02 am to 10:04 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 224-010, November 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/224-010 (accessed September 27, 2026).