Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 202 › Conversation 202-010
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Telecommunications
Tuesday, August 15, 1972 · 8:25 PM–8:41 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an outgoing telephone connection. The brief exchange was limited to logistical communication regarding the placement of a call. No substantive policy or political discussions took place during this interaction.
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NARA Description
On August 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:25 pm and 8:41 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 202-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 202-10 Date: August 15, 1972 Time: Unknown between 8:25 pm and 8:41 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator [See Conversation No. 176-2]
Also recorded on August 16, 1972
- 176-001 8:17 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:17 pm to 8:25 pm.
- 202-009 8:17 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:17 pm to 8:25 pm.
- 176-002 8:25 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:25 pm and 8:41 pm.
- 176-003 8:41 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:41 pm to 8:43 pm.
- 202-011 8:41 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:41 pm to 8:43 pm.
- 140-002 8:43 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:43 pm and 9:30 pm.
- 202-012 8:43 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 8:43 pm and 9:30 pm.
- 140-003 9:30 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:30 pm to 9:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 202-010, August 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/202-010 (accessed October 12, 2026).