Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 205 › Conversation 205-019

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Telecommunications

Saturday, August 19, 1972 · 3:26 PM–4:22 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation205-019 on Tape 205StartSaturday, August 19, 1972 at 3:26 PMEndSaturday, August 19, 1972 at 4:22 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 205-019 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon communicated with a Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge study to address routine administrative or logistical needs regarding the facility's telephone services. As the transcript is undefined, the interaction appears to be a brief, functional exchange typical of presidential communications with support staff at the retreat. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments resulted from this brief connection.

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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 3:26 pm and 4:22 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 205-019 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 205-19

Date: August 19, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:26 pm and 4:22 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 176-9]

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.
  • 205-015 3:03 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 3:03 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 205-019, 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/205-019 (accessed October 8, 2026).