Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 204 › Conversation 204-003

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David

Thursday, August 17, 1972 · 8:30 PM–10:32 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation204-003 on Tape 204StartThursday, August 17, 1972 at 8:30 PMEndThursday, August 17, 1972 at 10:32 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 204-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, informal interaction with a Camp David switchboard operator while at the Aspen Lodge. The conversation did not involve matters of state or policy, serving only as a routine exchange during the President's stay at the retreat. No significant decisions or developments resulted from this communication.

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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 8:30 pm and 10:32 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 204-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 204-3

Date: August 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:30 pm and 10:32 pm

Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 140-28]

Also recorded on August 18, 1972

  • 140-028 8:30 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:30 pm and 10:32 pm.
  • 204-002 8:30 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:30 pm and 10:32 pm.
  • 140-029 10:32 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:32 pm to 10:51 pm.
  • 204-004 10:32 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:32 pm to 10:51 pm.
  • 140-030 10:51 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:51 pm and 11:02 pm.
  • 204-005 10:51 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 10:51 pm and 11:02 pm.
  • 140-031 11:02 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:02 pm to 11:04 pm.
  • 204-006 11:02 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:02 pm to 11:04 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 204-003, August 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/204-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).