Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 199 › Conversation 199-011

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Telecommunications

Sunday, August 13, 1972 · 10:15 AM–10:19 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation199-011 on Tape 199StartSunday, August 13, 1972 at 10:15 AMEndSunday, August 13, 1972 at 10:19 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 199-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief communication with the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge study. The interaction was primarily administrative in nature, focusing on telephonic connectivity and logistical coordination at the presidential retreat. No substantive policy discussions or major political developments were recorded during this brief exchange.

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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 an unknown time between 10:15 am and 10:19 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 199-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 199-11

Date: August 13, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:15 am and 10:19 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 137-17]

Also recorded on August 13, 1972

  • 137-014 10:11 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:11 am to 10:12 am.
  • 199-008 10:11 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:11 am to 10:12 am.
  • 199-009 10:13 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 10:13 am.
  • 137-015 10:15 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 10:15 am.
  • 137-016 10:15 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 10:15 am.
  • 137-017 10:15 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:15 am and 10:19 am.
  • 199-010 10:15 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 10:15 am.
  • 137-018 10:19 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:19 am to 10:22 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 199-011, 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/199-011 (accessed October 12, 2026).