Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 202 › Conversation 202-012

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David

Tuesday, August 15, 1972 · 8:43 PM–9:30 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation202-012 on Tape 202StartTuesday, August 15, 1972 at 8:43 PMEndTuesday, August 15, 1972 at 9:30 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 202-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, informal interaction with a Camp David operator to discuss personal leisure activities. The conversation centered on the President's recent viewing of a film, reflecting the casual nature of the President's downtime at the retreat. No substantive policy decisions or administrative actions were initiated during this exchange.

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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 8:43 pm and 9:30 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 202-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 202-12

Date: August 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:43 pm and 9:30 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 140-2]

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.
  • 202-010 8:25 PM · 9 sec — 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 202-012, 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/202-012 (accessed October 13, 2026).