Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 200 › Conversation 200-001

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Presidential memorandum

Tuesday, August 8, 1972 · 9:10 PM–10:53 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation200-001 on Tape 200StartTuesday, August 8, 1972 at 9:10 PMEndTuesday, August 8, 1972 at 10:53 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 200-001 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard M. Nixon utilized his time at the Aspen Lodge in Camp David to dictate a formal memorandum. This session, recorded via the Camp David Hard Wire system, served as an opportunity for the President to consolidate his thoughts and record official directives independently. The primary output of the meeting was the creation of this written record, the specific contents of which remain restricted.

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NARA Description

On August 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:10 pm and 10:53 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 200-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 200-1

Date: August 8, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:10 pm and 10:53 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President dictated a memorandum.

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 20m 13s    ]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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Also recorded on August 9, 1972

  • 139-001 9:10 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:10 pm and 10:53 pm.
  • 200-002 10:15 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:15 pm and 10:53 pm.
  • 139-002 10:53 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:53 pm to 11:31 pm.
  • 200-003 10:53 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:53 pm to 11:31 pm.
  • 200-004 11:31 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 11:31 pm on August 8, 1972 and 10:18 am on August 9, 1972.
  • 200-005 10:19 AM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:19 am and 1:47 pm.
  • 200-006 10:19 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:19 am and 1:47 pm.
  • 200-007 10:19 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:19 am and 1:47 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 200-001, August 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/200-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).