Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 203 › Conversation 203-015
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Telecommunications
Thursday, August 17, 1972 · 11:10 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief administrative exchange with the Camp David operator regarding the status of his incoming and outgoing telephone lines. The conversation served as a functional check to ensure reliable communication capabilities from the Aspen Lodge. No substantive policy matters or political issues were addressed during this short interaction.
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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 11:10 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 203-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 203-15 Date: August 17, 1972 Time: 11:10 am Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 140-25]
Also recorded on August 17, 1972
- 140-023 10:16 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:16 am to 10:54 am.
- 140-024 10:56 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and George Meany talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:56 am to 10:58 am.
- 203-014 10:56 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George Meany met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:56 am to 10:58 am.
- 140-025 11:10 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 11:10 am.
- 203-016 11:10 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:10 am and 11:22 am.
- 140-026 11:22 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Camp David operator, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:22 am to 11:29 am.
- 203-017 11:22 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:22 am to 11:29 am.
- 203-018 11:29 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:29 am and 1:15 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 203-015, 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/203-015 (accessed October 12, 2026).