President Richard M. Nixon utilized his time at the Aspen Lodge at Camp David to dictate a formal memorandum. While the specific content remains largely restricted due to the withdrawal of personal materials, the recording captures the President engaged in administrative work and official documentation. The session reflects Nixon's practice of utilizing private, secure environments for high-level executive drafting.
On August 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:47 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 200-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 200-15
Date: August 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:05 pm and 1:47 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President dictated a memorandum.
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[Duration: 7m 10s ]
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(rev. Mar-02)No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.