Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 196 › Conversation 196-029
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David
Sunday, July 23, 1972 · 3:05 PM–3:08 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 5 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief exchange with the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge study. The conversation served as a functional interaction to manage communications while the President was in residence at the retreat. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this brief contact.
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NARA Description
On July 23, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:05 pm and 3:08 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 196-029 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 196-29 Date: July 23, 1972 Time: Unknown between 3:05 pm and 3:08 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 136-30]
Also recorded on July 23, 1972
- 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.
- 196-028 3:05 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 3:05 pm.
- 196-030 3:08 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 3:08 pm to 3:27 pm.
- 136-031 3:27 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David at 3:27 pm.
- 136-032 3:27 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:27 pm and 4:03 pm.
- 196-031 3:27 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:27 pm and 4:03 pm.
- 196-032 3:27 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:27 pm and 4:03 pm.
- 196-033 3:27 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 3:27 pm and 4:03 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 196-029, 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/196-029 (accessed September 18, 2026).