Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 140 › Conversation 140-047

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Rose Mary Woods and Camp David

Sunday, August 20, 1972 · 9:30 AM–10:00 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation140-047 on Tape 140StartSunday, August 20, 1972 at 9:30 AMEndSunday, August 20, 1972 at 10:00 AMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 140-047 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step to coordinate staff communication while the President was in residence at Camp David. No policy matters or substantive political topics were addressed during the exchange.

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Thank you, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On August 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 10:00 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 140-047 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 140-47

Date: August 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:30 am and 10:00 am
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 206-7A]

     Request for a call to Rose Mary Woods

Also recorded on August 20, 1972

140-046 7:45 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:45 am and 9:30 am.
206-003 7:45 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:45 am and 8:00 am.
206-004 7:45 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:45 am and 8:00 am.
206-005 7:45 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:45 am and 9:30 am.
206-006 7:45 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:45 am and 9:30 am.
206-007 9:30 AM · 57 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, Camp David operator, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:30 am to 11:20 am.
140-048 10:03 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:03 am to 10:04 am.
140-049 11:25 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:25 am and 12:27 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 140-047, August 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/140-047 (accessed October 8, 2026).