Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 196 › Conversation 196-002

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Presidential dictation

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

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation196-002 on Tape 196StartSunday, July 23, 1972 at 10:15 AMEndSunday, July 23, 1972 at 10:52 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 196-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon utilized the recording system at Camp David to dictate a memorandum for his personal files regarding recent events. Although the President misidentified the date during the recording, the dictation served as an administrative record of his presidential activities. The brief segment captures the President documenting internal affairs, though the substantive content of the memorandum remains largely withdrawn from the public record.

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NARA Description

On July 23, 1972, 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. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 196-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 196-2

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

The President dictated memorandum for the file; the President incorrectly stated the date as July
24, 1972.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 40s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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[Dictation continues as Conversation No. 196-4]

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.
  • 196-001 10:15 AM · 4 sec — 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.
  • 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 196-002, 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/196-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).