Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 196 › Conversation 196-001

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Telecommunications

Sunday, July 23, 1972 · 10:15 AM–10:52 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 4 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation196-001 on Tape 196StartSunday, July 23, 1972 at 10:15 AMEndSunday, July 23, 1972 at 10:52 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 196-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief exchange with the Camp David telephone operator to facilitate a communication request from the Aspen Lodge. The interaction served as a logistical bridge to initiate further administrative or personal correspondence. No substantive policy matters or major political decisions were recorded during this brief technical coordination.

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NARA Description

On July 23, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:15 am and 10:52 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 196-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 196-1

Date: July 23, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:15 am and 10:52 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 136-18]

Also recorded on July 23, 1972

  • 136-018 10:15 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:15 am and 10:52 am.
  • 196-002 10:15 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:15 am and 10:52 am.
  • 136-019 10:52 AM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:52 am to 11:37 am.
  • 196-003 10:52 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:52 am to 11:37 am.
  • 136-020 11:37 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:37 am and 12:18 pm.
  • 196-004 11:37 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:37 am and 12:18 pm.
  • 196-005 11:37 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:37 am and 12:18 pm.
  • 196-006 11:37 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:37 am and 12:18 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 196-001, July 23, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/196-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).