Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 197 › Conversation 197-011
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Telecommunications
Saturday, July 22, 1972 · 2:31 PM–2:37 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 4 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to establish a connection for an outgoing telephone call. The brief exchange focused on facilitating communication through the White House switchboard system. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this technical interaction.
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NARA Description
On July 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 2:37 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 197-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 197-011 Date: July 22, 1972 Time: Unknown between 2:31 pm and 2:37 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 136-8]
Also recorded on July 22, 1972
- 136-006 2:17 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:17 pm and 2:25 pm.
- 136-007 2:17 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:17 pm and 2:25 pm.
- 197-010 2:25 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 2:25 pm to 2:31 pm.
- 136-008 2:31 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 2:37 pm.
- 136-009 2:37 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:37 pm to 2:44 pm.
- 197-012 2:37 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 2:37 pm to 2:44 pm.
- 136-010 2:44 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:44 pm and 2:46 pm.
- 197-013 2:44 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:44 pm and 2:46 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 197-011, July 22, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/197-011 (accessed October 12, 2026).