Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 203 › Conversation 203-002
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David
Wednesday, August 16, 1972 · 9:06 PM–9:20 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon communicated with a Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge study to address logistical or operational requirements at the presidential retreat. The interaction functioned as a routine administrative coordination between the President and the support staff responsible for the facility's communications. No further information regarding specific policy decisions or significant developments is available due to the nature of this brief, functional exchange.
- Camp David
- Presidential logistics
- Communications
- Operational support
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.
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 9:06 pm and 9:20 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 203-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 203-2 Date: August 16, 1972 Time: Unknown between 9:06 pm and 9:20 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The Camp David operator talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 140-14]
Also recorded on August 17, 1972
- 140-013 9:06 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:06 pm.
- 140-014 9:06 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:06 pm and 9:20 pm.
- 203-001 9:06 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 9:06 pm.
- 203-003 9:20 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 9:20 pm on August 16, 1972 and 9:01 am on August 17, 1972.
- 140-015 8:45 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 9:01 am.
- 140-016 9:01 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:01 am to 9:47 am.
- 203-004 9:01 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 9:01 am.
- 203-005 9:01 AM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:01 am to 9:47 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 203-002, August 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/203-002 (accessed October 13, 2026).