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Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Presidential records

Sunday, August 20, 1972 · 10:33 PM–11:20 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation206-023 on Tape 206StartSunday, August 20, 1972 at 10:33 PMEndSunday, August 20, 1972 at 11:20 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 206-023 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard M. Nixon utilized the recording system at Camp David to dictate a memorandum for the official record. This action served as a continuation of previous deliberations, documenting his personal assessment or administrative directives. No other participants were present during this brief recording session.

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NARA Description

On August 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:33 pm and 11:20 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 206-023 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 206-23

Date: August 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:33 pm and 11:20 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President dictated a memorandum for the file.

[This conversation is a continuation of Conversation No. 206-20]

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BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 14s       ]

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Also recorded on August 21, 1972

  • 140-053 9:52 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:52 pm and 10:32 pm.
  • 140-054 10:32 PM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:32 pm to 10:33 pm.
  • 206-022 10:32 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:32 pm to 10:33 pm.
  • 206-024 10:33 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:33 pm and 11:20 pm.
  • 207-001 8:30 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 10:26 am.
  • 140-055 10:26 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:26 am to 10:41 am.
  • 207-002 10:26 AM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 10:26 am.
  • 207-003 10:26 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:26 am to 10:41 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 206-023, August 21, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/206-023 (accessed October 9, 2026).