Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 202 › Conversation 202-014

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Communications

Wednesday, August 16, 1972 · 8:15 AM–8:21 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire ·7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Camp David OperatorConversation202-014 onTape 202StartWednesday, August 16, 1972 at 8:15 AMEndWednesday, August 16, 1972 at 8:21 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 202-014 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge to address a minor operational or communication issue. The brief exchange served as a routine coordination request between the President and the facility staff. No significant policy decisions or substantive political matters were addressed during this short interaction.

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Now, hey, please.

NARA Description

On August 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:15 am and 8:21 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 202-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 202-14

Date: August 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:15 am and 8:21 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 140-4]

Also recorded on August 16, 1972

  • 140-004 8:15 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:15 am and 8:21 am.
  • 140-005 8:21 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:21 am to 8:29 am.
  • 202-015 8:21 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:21 am to 8:29 am.
  • 140-006 8:29 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:29 am and 2:11 pm.
  • 202-016 8:29 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:29 am and 2:11 pm.
  • 140-007 2:11 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:11 pm to 2:19 pm.
  • 202-017 2:11 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 2:11 pm to 2:19 pm.
  • 202-018 2:19 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:19 pm and 3:45 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 202-014, 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/202-014 (accessed September 18, 2026).