President Nixon held an brief, informal morning meeting with an unidentified individual at the Aspen Lodge in Camp David. The discussion, which was interrupted by significant recording discontinuities and withdrawn personal segments, touched upon mundane domestic details including the maintenance of a fireplace and the staffing of Filipino cooks at the White House. No substantive policy decisions or political developments were recorded during this brief encounter.
On May 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:50 am and 7:59 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 190-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 190-15
Date: May 18, 1972
(rev. Oct-06)
Time: Unknown after 7:50 and before 7:59 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with an unknown person.
[Discontinuities appear in the original recording]
Fire in fireplace
Filipino cooks
White House
[Unintelligible]
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal Returnable]
[Duration: 30s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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The unknown person left at an unknown time before 7:59 pm.This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.