Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 196 › Conversation 196-020
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Presidential dictation
Sunday, July 23, 1972 · 1:40 PM–2:01 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Richard Nixon utilized his time at the Camp David Aspen Lodge to review previously recorded dictation. The session functioned as a private administrative period for the President to engage with his own transcribed thoughts or instructions. No further collaborative dialogue or external policy decisions were recorded during this segment.
- Presidential dictation
- Camp David
- Administrative record-keeping
- White House Tapes
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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 1:40 pm and 2:01 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 196-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 196-20 Date: July 23, 1972 Time: Unknown between 1:40 pm and 2:01 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President played back dictation recording. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 1s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
Also recorded on July 23, 1972
- 196-018 1:35 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:35 pm to 1:40 pm.
- 136-024 1:40 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally talked on the telephone at Camp David at 1:40 pm.
- 136-025 1:40 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 2:01 pm.
- 196-019 1:40 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 2:01 pm.
- 196-021 1:40 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 2:01 pm.
- 196-022 1:40 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:40 pm and 2:01 pm.
- 196-023 2:01 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 2:01 pm to 2:10 pm.
- 136-026 2:10 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David at 2:10 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 196-020, 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/196-020 (accessed October 12, 2026).