Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 205 › Conversation 205-009
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David
Saturday, August 19, 1972 · 12:03 PM–12:11 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief administrative exchange with the Camp David operator while at the Aspen Lodge. The conversation functioned as a standard interaction to manage communications and logistics at the presidential retreat. No substantive policy matters or historical developments were recorded during this short contact.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On August 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:03 pm and 12:11 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 205-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 205-9 Date: August 19, 1972 Time: Unknown between 12:03 pm and 12:11 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 140-41]
Also recorded on August 19, 1972
- 140-039 11:49 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:49 am and 12:02 pm.
- 140-040 12:02 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:02 pm to 12:05 pm.
- 205-008 12:02 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:02 pm to 12:03 pm.
- 140-041 12:03 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:03 pm and 12:11 pm.
- 140-042 12:11 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:11 pm to 12:14 pm.
- 205-010 12:11 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:11 pm to 12:14 pm.
- 176-007 12:14 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:14 pm and 12:33 pm.
- 205-011 12:14 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 12:14 pm and 12:33 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 205-009, August 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/205-009 (accessed October 12, 2026).