Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 196 › Conversation 196-010

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Presidential memorandum

Sunday, July 23, 1972 · 12:26 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation196-010 on Tape 196StartSunday, July 23, 1972 at 12:26 PMEndSunday, July 23, 1972 at 12:26 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 196-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon utilized this session at the Aspen Lodge to dictate a memorandum for the official record. This recording served as a continuation of previous discussions to document administrative details or presidential reflections. The content remains restricted due to personal privacy withdrawals, limiting public insight into the specific directives issued during this dictation.

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NARA Description

On July 23, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 12:26 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 196-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 196-10

Date: July 23, 1972
Time: 12:26 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President dictated a memorandum to file.

[This is a continuation of Conversation No. 196-7]

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 23s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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[This dictation continues as Conversation No. 196-11]

Also recorded on July 23, 1972

  • 136-023 12:23 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David at 12:23 pm.
  • 136-022 12:25 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:25 pm and 12:26 pm.
  • 196-009 12:25 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:25 pm and 12:26 pm.
  • 196-011 12:26 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 12:26 pm.
  • 196-012 12:26 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:26 pm to 12:29 pm.
  • 196-013 12:29 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 1:35 pm.
  • 196-014 12:29 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 1:35 pm.
  • 196-015 12:29 PM · 32 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 1:35 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 196-010, 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/196-010 (accessed October 12, 2026).