Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 179 › Conversation 179-001

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Camp David

Sunday, September 10, 1972 · 2:26 PM–1:05 PM ET · Camp David Study Desk · 7 sec

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation179-001 on Tape 179StartSunday, September 10, 1972 at 2:26 PMEndSaturday, September 30, 1972 at 1:05 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study DeskSourceNixon Library record for 179-001 ↗

AI Summary

This recording captures a brief, five-second interaction between two unidentified participants at the Camp David study desk. Due to the lack of an available transcript or audio content, the specific context, subject matter, and any potential action items remain indeterminate. The exchange is classified as non-historical and provides no substantive information regarding policy or administrative decisions.

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NARA Description

Unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 2:26 pm on September 10, 1972 and 1:05 pm on September 30, 1972. The Camp David Study Desk taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 179-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 179-1

Date: Unknown between September 10 and 30, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:26 pm, September 10 and 1:05 pm, September 30, 1972
Location: Camp David Study Desk

An unknown person talked with an unknown person.

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[Previous non-historical (H) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 11/08/2017. Segment
cleared for release.]
[Non-Historical]
[179-001-w001]
[Duration: 5s]

[Tape/phone tone]

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  • 178-001 2:26 PM · 8 sec — Unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 2:26 pm on September 10, 1972 and 1:05 pm on September 30, 1972.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 179-001, September 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/179-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).