Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 205 › Conversation 205-015
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Telecommunications
Saturday, August 19, 1972 · 3:03 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate administrative communications while stationed at the Aspen Lodge. This brief interaction served to establish telephone connectivity and coordinate routing for the President's ongoing logistical needs. No substantive policy matters or major developments were addressed during this operational exchange.
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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 3:03 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 205-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 205-15 Date: August 19, 1972 Time: 3:03 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 140-43]
Also recorded on August 19, 1972
- 140-043 3:03 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 3:03 pm.
- 140-044 3:03 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:03 pm and 3:23 pm.
- 205-016 3:03 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:03 pm and 3:23 pm.
- 140-045 3:23 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 3:23 pm to 3:36 pm.
- 205-017 3:23 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 3:23 pm to 3:26 pm.
- 176-009 3:26 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 4:22 pm.
- 205-018 3:26 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 4:22 pm.
- 205-019 3:26 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 3:26 pm and 4:22 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 205-015, 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/205-015 (accessed October 8, 2026).