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.
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 AidConversation No. 206-23
(rev.Oct-06)
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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[Personal returnable]
[Duration: 14s ]
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*****************************************************************No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.