Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 203 › Conversation 203-012

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David

Thursday, August 17, 1972 · 9:58 AM–10:16 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation203-012 on Tape 203StartThursday, August 17, 1972 at 9:58 AMEndThursday, August 17, 1972 at 10:16 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 203-012 ↗

An 11-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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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 an unknown time between 9:58 am and 10:16 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 203-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 203-12

Date: August 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:58 am and 10:16 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The Camp David operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 140-22]

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Also recorded on August 17, 1972

  • 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.
  • 140-022 9:58 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:58 am and 10:16 am.
  • 203-010 9:58 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 9:58 am.
  • 203-011 9:58 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:58 am and 10:16 am.

All 62 conversations from August 17, 1972 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 203-012, 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/203-012 (accessed November 11, 2026).