Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 199 › Conversation 199-005
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David
Sunday, August 13, 1972 · 9:53 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief administrative exchange with the Camp David operator while at the Aspen Lodge. The discussion was limited to routine operational logistics regarding the facility's communication services. No significant policy decisions or substantive political developments occurred during this short interaction.
- Camp David
- Presidential Communications
- Logistics
- Operational Management
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NARA Description
On August 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 9:53 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 199-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 199-5 Date: August 13, 1972 Time: 9:53 am Location: Camp David Hard Wire The Camp David operator talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 137-11]
Also recorded on August 13, 1972
- 137-010 9:38 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:38 am to 9:45 am.
- 199-003 9:38 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:38 am to 9:45 am.
- 199-004 9:45 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 9:53 am.
- 137-011 9:53 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:53 am.
- 137-012 9:53 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:53 am to 10:02 am.
- 199-006 9:53 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:53 am to 10:02 am.
- 137-013 10:02 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:11 am.
- 199-007 10:02 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:11 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 199-005, August 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/199-005 (accessed October 12, 2026).