Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 206 › Conversation 206-020
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Presidential Records
Sunday, August 20, 1972 · 6:25 PM–10:32 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon utilized this session to record a memorandum for the file regarding undisclosed administrative matters. Due to the withdrawal of the recorded content and the absence of a transcript, the specific substance of the memorandum remains restricted. The recording serves as an official internal documentation effort conducted by the President while at Camp David.
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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 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:25 pm and 10:32 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 206-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 206-20 Date: August 20, 1972 Time: Unknown between 6:25 and 10:32 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President dictated a memorandum for the file. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 10m 16s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** [This conversation continues as Conversation No. 206-23]
Also recorded on August 20, 1972
- 206-014 4:00 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 5:59 pm.
- 206-015 4:00 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:00 pm and 5:59 pm.
- 140-052 6:25 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:25 pm and 6:30 pm.
- 206-016 6:25 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:25 pm and 10:32 pm.
- 206-017 6:25 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:25 pm and 10:32 pm.
- 206-018 6:25 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:25 pm and 9:45 pm.
- 206-019 6:25 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:25 pm and 10:32 pm.
- 206-021 6:25 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 6:25 pm and 10:32 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 206-020, 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/206-020 (accessed October 9, 2026).