Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 201 › Conversation 201-008
Cox & Camp David Operator on Camp David and Telecommunications
Friday, August 11, 1972 · 8:30 PM–10:20 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 13 sec
AI Summary
Edward R. F. Cox engaged in a brief exchange with a Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone conversation with an individual identified as Kent. The session primarily functioned as a logistical communication link managed through the Camp David internal telephone infrastructure. No substantive policy discussions or administrative decisions were recorded, as the interaction served solely to connect the participants.
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NARA Description
On August 11, 1972, Edward R. F. Cox, unknown person(s), and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:30 pm and 10:20 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 201-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 201-8 Date: August 11, 1972 Time: Unknown between 8:30 pm and 10:20 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire Edward R.F. Cox talked with Kent [Surname not known]. [See Conversation No. 137-6; one item has been withdrawn from the conversation] Cox talked with the Camp David operator.
Also recorded on August 12, 1972
- 137-006 8:30 PM · 17 sec — Edward R. F. Cox, Clarence D. Palmby, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:30 pm and 10:20 pm.
- 137-007 8:50 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 10:35 am.
- 201-010 8:50 AM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:50 am and 10:35 am.
- 137-008 10:35 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:35 am to 11:11 am.
- 201-013 10:35 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:35 am to 11:11 am.
- 201-014 11:11 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:11 am and 7:10 pm.
- 199-001 12:58 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 12:58 pm on August 12, 1972 and 9:38 am on August 13, 1972.
- 201-015 12:58 PM · 13 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:58 pm and 7:10 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 201-008, August 12, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/201-008 (accessed October 12, 2026).