Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 204 › Conversation 204-013
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Telecommunications
Friday, August 18, 1972 · 9:15 AM–11:42 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge study to request assistance with an outgoing telephone call. The exchange serves primarily as a logistical administrative interaction to facilitate communication. No substantive policy discussions or political developments occurred during this brief request for operator services.
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NARA Description
President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 9:15 am on August 18, 1972 and 11:42 am on August 19, 1972. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 204-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 204-13 Date: Unknown between August 18 and 19, 1972 Time: Unknown between 9:15 am, August 18, 1972 and 11:42 am, August 19, 1972 Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 140-35]
Also recorded on August 18, 1972
- 140-032 11:04 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:04 pm and 11:43 pm.
- 140-034 11:43 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:43 pm to 11:49 pm.
- 204-010 11:49 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 11:49 pm on August 17, 1972 and 12:45 am on August 18, 1972.
- 204-011 11:49 PM · 36 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 11:49 pm on August 17, 1972 and 12:45 am on August 18, 1972.
- 204-012 11:49 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 11:49 pm on August 17, 1972 and 12:45 am on August 18, 1972.
- 140-035 9:15 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 9:15 am on August 18, 1972 and 11:42 am on August 19, 1972.
- 140-036 9:15 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 9:15 am on August 18, 1972 and 11:42 am on August 19, 1972.
- 204-014 9:15 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 9:15 am on August 18, 1972 and 11:42 am on August 19, 1972.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 204-013, 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/204-013 (accessed October 12, 2026).