Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 200 › Conversation 200-016

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Telecommunications

Wednesday, August 9, 1972 · 1:05 PM–1:47 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation200-016 on Tape 200StartWednesday, August 9, 1972 at 1:05 PMEndWednesday, August 9, 1972 at 1:47 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 200-016 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with a Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection. The brief exchange focused exclusively on establishing the communication link required for the President to conduct official business. No substantive policy discussions or significant administrative decisions were recorded during this interaction.

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NARA Description

On August 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator 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 200-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 200-16

Date: August 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:05 pm and 1:47 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 139-3]

Also recorded 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.
  • 200-008 10:19 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:19 am and 1:47 pm.
  • 139-003 1:05 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:05 pm and 1:47 pm.
  • 200-015 1:05 PM · 12 sec — 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.
  • 139-004 1:47 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 1:47 pm to 1:52 pm.
  • 200-017 1:47 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:47 pm to 1:52 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 200-016, 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/200-016 (accessed October 12, 2026).