Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 205 › Conversation 205-014
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Presidential record-keeping
Saturday, August 19, 1972 · 12:41 PM–3:03 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon utilized this recording session at Camp David to dictate a memorandum for the official record. This action served as a continuation of previous discussions, functioning to formalize internal documentation regarding ongoing administrative or policy matters. No further participants were involved, and the specific substance remains restricted due to the withdrawal of personal material.
- Presidential record-keeping
- Memorandum
- Camp David
- Executive administration
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.
NARA Description
On August 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:41 pm and 3:03 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 205-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 205-14 Date: August 19, 1972 Time: Unknown between 12:41 pm and 3:03 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President dictated a memorandum for the file. [This is a continuation from Conversation No. 205-6] ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 11s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 *****************************************************************
Also recorded on August 19, 1972
- 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.
- 176-008 12:33 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:33 pm to 12:41 pm.
- 205-012 12:33 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:33 pm to 12:41 pm.
- 205-013 12:41 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:41 pm and 3:03 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 205-014, 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/205-014 (accessed October 8, 2026).