Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 201 › Conversation 201-003
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Communication
Friday, August 11, 1972 · 7:31 PM–7:33 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief communication through the Camp David operator to request a connection with an individual named Oliver. This interaction serves as a routine administrative request to facilitate a phone call. No further substantive policy discussions occurred during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On August 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:31 pm and 7:33 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 201-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 201-3 Date: August 11, 1972 Time: Unknown between 7:31 and 7:33 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator [See Conversation No. 137-4]
Also recorded on August 11, 1972
- 137-003 6:14 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 6:14 pm to 6:35 pm.
- 137-004 6:35 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:35 pm and 7:33 pm.
- 201-002 7:24 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:24 pm and 7:31 pm.
- 137-005 7:33 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 7:33 pm to 7:42 pm.
- 201-004 7:33 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 7:33 pm to 7:42 pm.
- 201-005 7:42 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:42 pm and 8:30 pm.
- 201-006 7:42 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Donald McI. Kendall, Mrs. Donald McI. Kendall, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:42 pm and 8:30 pm.
- 201-007 7:42 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:42 pm and 8:30 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 201-003, August 11, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/201-003 (accessed October 13, 2026).