Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 198 › Conversation 198-005
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Telecommunications
Tuesday, July 25, 1972 · 10:07 AM–10:09 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a brief communication with the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge study. The interaction primarily involved standard administrative procedures regarding telephonic connectivity. No significant policy discussions or substantive developments occurred during this brief exchange.
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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 10:07 am and 10:09 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 198-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 198-5
Date: July 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:07 am and 10:09 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President talked with the Camp David operator
[See Conversation No. 138-4]
(rev. Mar-02)Also recorded on July 25, 1972
- 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.
- 752-006 9:55 AM · 34 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:55 am to 10:35 am.
- 198-006 10:09 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:09 am to 10:18 am.
- 198-007 10:18 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:18 am and 10:31 am.
- 752-007 10:36 AM · 21 min — Stephen B. Bull, Frank C. Coleman, Herbert Stein, Russell E. Train, Arthur F. Sampson, Darrell M. Trent, Donald H. Rumsfeld, John D. Ehrlichman, White House photographer, and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:36 am to 10:57 am.
- 027-049 10:57 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:57 am and 11:00 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 198-005, 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/198-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).