Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 200 › Conversation 200-018
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Presidential memorandum
Wednesday, August 9, 1972 · 7:36 PM–9:25 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon utilized the recording system at Camp David to dictate a memorandum for the official record. The session primarily functioned as a private administrative tool for the President to formalize thoughts or directives. Although the specific content of this dictation remains restricted, it serves as a primary source for identifying Nixon's internal communications and priorities during the summer of 1972.
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NARA Description
On August 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:36 pm and 9:25 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 200-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 200-18 Date: August 9, 1972 Time: Unknown between 7:36 pm and 9:25 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President dictated a memorandum. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 10m 8s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
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.
- 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.
- 200-016 1:05 PM · 7 sec — 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.
- 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.
- 200-019 7:36 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:36 pm on August 9, 1972 and 1:10 pm on August 10, 1972.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 200-018, 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/200-018 (accessed October 12, 2026).