Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 202 › Conversation 202-021
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on telecommunications
Wednesday, August 16, 1972 · 3:56 PM–3:58 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief request for the Camp David operator to connect a call to an individual identified as Mr. Holland. The exchange is purely administrative, serving as a functional bridge to facilitate a subsequent private conversation. No substantive policy matters or political discussions occur during this short interaction.
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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 3:56 pm and 3:58 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 202-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 202-21 Date: August 16, 1972 Time: Unknown between 3:56 pm and 3:58 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 140-9]
Also recorded on August 16, 1972
- 140-008 3:45 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at Camp David from 3:45 pm to 3:56 pm.
- 202-020 3:45 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 3:45 pm to 3:56 pm.
- 140-009 3:56 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:56 pm and 3:58 pm.
- 140-010 3:58 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 3:58 pm to 4:11 pm.
- 202-022 3:58 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 3:58 pm to 4:11 pm.
- 140-011 4:11 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:11 pm and 9:06 pm.
- 140-012 4:11 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:11 pm and 9:06 pm.
- 202-023 4:11 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 4:11 pm and 9:06 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 202-021, 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/202-021 (accessed October 25, 2026).