Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 196 › Conversation 196-026
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Presidential memorandum
Sunday, July 23, 1972 · 2:35 PM–3:05 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon utilized this session at the Aspen Lodge to dictate a memorandum for the official record. The recording serves as a personal documentation of administrative business conducted during his stay at Camp David. No other participants were present during this brief 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 an unknown time between 2:35 pm and 3:05 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 196-026 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 196-26 Date: July 23, 1972 Time: Unknown between 2:35 pm and 3:05 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President dictated a memorandum for the file. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 39s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
Also recorded on July 23, 1972
- 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.
- 136-027 2:10 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:10 pm and 2:14 pm.
- 196-024 2:10 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 2:10 pm and 2:14 pm.
- 196-025 2:14 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 2:14 pm to 2:35 pm.
- 136-028 2:35 PM · 20 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David at 2:35 pm.
- 136-029 2:35 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:35 pm and 3:08 pm.
- 136-030 2:35 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:35 pm and 3:08 pm.
- 196-027 2:35 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:35 pm and 3:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 196-026, 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/196-026 (accessed October 12, 2026).