Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 197 › Conversation 197-001
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Camp David and Custodial Staff
Friday, July 21, 1972 · 5:36 PM–6:05 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 12 sec
AI Summary
Custodial staff met at the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David to coordinate logistics for an evening meal. The brief exchange served to confirm the attendance count for dinner. No policy discussions occurred, as the conversation focused exclusively on administrative dining arrangements.
- Camp David
- Logistics
- Custodial Staff
- Administration
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NARA Description
On July 21, 1972, unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:36 pm and 6:05 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 197-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 197-001
Date: July 21, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:36 pm and 6:05 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
Unknown persons [custodial staff] met.
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[Previous non-historical (H) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift 09/25/2019. Segment
cleared for release.]
[Non-Historical]
[197-001-w001]
[Duration: 12s]
Dinner
-Menu
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Unknown persons left at an unknown time before 6:05 pm.
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542Also recorded on July 21, 1972
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- 750-014 4:59 PM · 46 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John B. Connally met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:59 pm to 5:00 pm.
- 750-015 5:00 PM · 12 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:00 pm on July 21, 1972 and 8:47 am on July 24, 1972.
- 197-002 5:36 PM · 11 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:36 pm and 6:05 pm.
- 197-003 5:36 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:36 pm and 6:05 pm.
- 197-004 5:36 PM · 1 min — Manolo Sanchez and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:36 pm and 6:05 pm.
- 197-005 5:36 PM · 18 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:36 pm and 6:05 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 197-001, July 21, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/197-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).