Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 203 › Conversation 203-006
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David
Thursday, August 17, 1972 · 9:47 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a brief contact with the Camp David telephone operator from the Aspen Lodge. The conversation served as a routine communication check or request for assistance with switchboard services. No further administrative or political business was conducted during this brief interaction.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On August 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 9:47 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 203-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 203-6 Date: August 17, 1972 Time: 9:47 am Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 140-17]
Also recorded on August 17, 1972
- 140-017 9:47 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:47 am.
- 140-018 9:48 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:48 am to 9:54 am.
- 203-007 9:48 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:48 am to 9:54 am.
- 140-019 9:57 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:57 am.
- 140-020 9:57 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:57 am.
- 203-008 9:57 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 9:57 am.
- 203-009 9:57 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 9:57 am.
- 140-021 9:58 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:58 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 203-006, 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/203-006 (accessed October 13, 2026).