Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 206 › Conversation 206-003
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Camp David
Sunday, August 20, 1972 · 7:45 AM–8:00 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met briefly with an unidentified individual at the Aspen Lodge study during a morning breakfast session at Camp David. The nature of the discussion remains unclear due to the lack of a discernible transcript or record of the dialogue. The brief encounter concluded with the participant departing before 8:00 am.
- Camp David
- Presidential schedule
- Breakfast meeting
- Nixon administration
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NARA Description
On August 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:45 am and 8:00 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 206-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 206-3
Date: August 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:45 am and 8:00 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with an unknown man.
The President's schedule
-Breakfast
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 8:00 am.Also recorded on August 20, 1972
- 140-046 7:45 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:45 am and 9:30 am.
- 206-004 7:45 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:45 am and 8:00 am.
- 206-005 7:45 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:45 am and 9:30 am.
- 206-006 7:45 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:45 am and 9:30 am.
- 140-047 9:30 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 10:00 am.
- 206-007 9:30 AM · 57 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, Camp David operator, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:30 am to 11:20 am.
- 140-048 10:03 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:03 am to 10:04 am.
- 140-049 11:25 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:25 am and 12:27 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 206-003, August 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/206-003 (accessed October 8, 2026).