Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 200 › Conversation 200-023
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Telecommunications
Thursday, August 10, 1972 · 12:00 PM–1:12 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the Camp David operator regarding the status or retrieval of specific telecommunications or recording materials. The brief exchange focused on administrative technicalities related to the President's ongoing communications from the Aspen Lodge. No substantive policy decisions were reached during this short logistical interaction.
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NARA Description
On August 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:00 pm and 1:12 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 200-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 200-23 Date: August 10, 1972 Time: Unknown between 12:00 pm and 1:12 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 139-5]
Also recorded on August 10, 1972
- 139-005 12:00 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:00 pm and 1:12 pm.
- 200-020 12:00 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:00 pm and 1:10 pm.
- 200-021 12:00 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:00 pm and 1:12 pm.
- 200-022 12:00 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:00 pm and 1:12 pm.
- 139-006 1:12 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 1:12 pm to 1:16 pm.
- 200-024 1:12 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:12 pm to 1:16 pm.
- 139-007 4:10 PM · 23 sec — Unknown person(s) and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 4:10 pm on August 10, 1972 and 2:03 pm on August 11, 1972.
- 766-001 4:44 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:44 pm and 4:46 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 200-023, August 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/200-023 (accessed October 12, 2026).