Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 196 › Conversation 196-011
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Presidential dictation
Sunday, July 23, 1972 · 12:26 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 15 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon utilized the White House operator to facilitate the dictation of a memorandum for his personal files while at Camp David. This recording represents a brief segment of a larger dictation process regarding administrative or presidential business. The interaction serves as a routine procedural step in the management of executive documentation.
- Presidential dictation
- White House operations
- Administrative records
- Camp David
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NARA Description
On July 23, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator 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 196-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 196-11 Date: July 23, 1972 Time: 12:26 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the White House operator [?]. [Conversation No. 196-11A] The President dictated a memorandum to the file. [This is a continuation of Conversation No. 196-10] ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 27s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** [This Dictation is continued on Conversation No. 196-13]
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.
- 196-010 12:26 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 196-011, 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/196-011 (accessed October 12, 2026).