Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 202 › Conversation 202-003
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Presidential memorandum
Monday, August 14, 1972 · 6:05 PM–8:17 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Richard M. Nixon utilized his time at Camp David to dictate a memorandum for the official record. The session served as a private administrative task to formalize his thoughts or directives. No additional participants were present, and the specific content remains unavailable due to the withdrawal of the recorded material.
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.
NARA Description
President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on August 14, 1972 and 8:17 pm on August 15, 1972. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 202-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 202-3 Date: Unknown between August 14 and 15, 1972 Time: Unknown between 6:05 pm, August 14, 1972 and 8:17 pm, August 15, 1972 Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President dictated a memorandum. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 3m 22s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
Also recorded on August 14, 1972
- 030-052 5:18 PM · 13 sec — The recording device engaged on an unknown date, sometime between 5:18 pm on August 14, 1972 and 11:17 am on September 19, 1972, but the conversation appears to be blank.
- 202-001 6:05 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on August 14, 1972 and 8:17 pm on August 15, 1972.
- 202-002 6:05 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on August 14, 1972 and 8:17 pm on August 15, 1972.
- 202-004 6:05 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on August 14, 1972 and 8:17 pm on August 15, 1972.
- 202-005 6:05 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on August 14, 1972 and 8:17 pm on August 15, 1972.
- 202-006 6:05 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Roy Edward Sievers met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on August 14, 1972 and 8:17 pm on August 15, 1972.
- 202-007 6:05 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Roger Staubach met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on August 14, 1972 and 8:17 pm on August 15, 1972.
- 202-008 6:05 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 6:05 pm on August 14, 1972 and 8:17 pm on August 15, 1972.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 202-003, August 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/202-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).