President Nixon utilized his time at Camp David to dictate a memorandum, though the specific content remains unavailable for review. Because the primary portion of the recording is a withdrawn personal item, the meeting's substance is not public record. The session served as an opportunity for the President to formalize policy or administrative instructions via dictation.
On August 16, 1972, 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. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 202-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 202-18
Date: August 16, 1972
Time: Unknown between 2:19 pm and 3:45 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President dictated a memorandum.
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[Duration: 5m 55s ]
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*****************************************************************No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.