Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 198 › Conversation 198-003
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Administration
Tuesday, July 25, 1972 · 8:30 AM–9:54 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief administrative exchange with the Camp David operator while stationed at the Aspen Lodge. The conversation functioned as a routine logistical check to facilitate the President's telephonic communications during his stay at the retreat. No policy decisions or substantive political matters were addressed during this brief contact.
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NARA Description
On July 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 9:54 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 198-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 198-3 Date: July 29, 1972 Time: Unknown between 8:30 am and 9:54 am Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 138-2]
Also recorded on July 25, 1972
- 198-002 8:30 AM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 9:54 am.
- 752-001 8:38 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:38 am and 8:40 am.
- 752-002 8:40 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 8:40 am to 8:45 am.
- 104-010 8:45 AM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon and mayors and county officials, including Maurice E. ("Moon") Landrieu, Sam Massell, Louie Welch, Roman S. Gribbs, Frank W. Burke, Harry G. Haskell, Henry W. Maier, John W. Diggs, Joseph Alioto, Wesley C. Uhlman, Lee Alexander, Roy Martin, William D. Schaefer, Norman Y. Mineta, E. J. ("Jake") Garn, Kenneth A. Gibson, Richard Hatcher, Gladys N. Spellman, William J. Connor, Bernard Hillenbrand, Allen Pritchard, John J. Gunther, John D. Ehrlichman, Edwin L. Harper, Charls E. Walker, Thomas C. Korologos, Clarence D. Ward, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Earl Macke, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 3:39 pm.
- 752-003 8:45 AM · 13 sec — Manolo Sanchez and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 9:30 am.
- 752-004 9:30 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:30 am to 9:33 am.
- 752-005 9:33 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:33 am and 9:55 am.
- 198-004 9:54 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:54 am to 10:07 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 198-003, July 25, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/198-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).