Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 196 › Conversation 196-013

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Presidential Records

Sunday, July 23, 1972 · 12:29 PM–1:35 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation196-013 on Tape 196StartSunday, July 23, 1972 at 12:29 PMEndSunday, July 23, 1972 at 1:35 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 196-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon utilized the Camp David taping system to dictate a memorandum for his personal files. This administrative action served to formally document his thoughts and presidential records during a weekend stay. No substantive policy discussions or interlocutors were present during this specific segment of the dictation process.

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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 12:29 pm and 1:35 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 196-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 196-13

Date: July 23, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:29 pm and 1:35 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President dictated a memorandum for the file.

[This is a continuation of Conversation No. 196-11]

*****************************************************************

BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 4m 17s ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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[This dictation continues as Conversation No. 196-14]

Also recorded on July 23, 1972

  • 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.
  • 196-010 12:26 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 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.
  • 196-014 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.
  • 196-016 12:29 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 1:35 pm.
  • 196-017 12:29 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Henry A. Kissinger 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 196-013, 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/196-013 (accessed October 12, 2026).