President Nixon utilized the Camp David recording system to dictate a memorandum for his personal files. Following an initial discussion regarding a withdrawn personal matter, the President documented administrative or policy-related reflections. This recording serves as a bridge between ongoing official deliberations occurring throughout the day.
On August 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:49 am and 12:02 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 205-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 205-6
Date: August 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:49 am and 12:02 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President dictated a memorandum for the file.
[This is a continuation from Conversation No. 205-4]
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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 2m 7s ]
END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
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[This conversation continues as Conversation No. 205-14]
(rev. Oct-06)No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.