Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 206 › Conversation 206-025

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

Sunday, August 20, 1972 · 11:25 AM–12:27 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation206-025 on Tape 206StartSunday, August 20, 1972 at 11:25 AMEndSunday, August 20, 1972 at 12:27 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 206-025 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief telephonic connection with the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge study. The interaction serves as a routine administrative request to facilitate communication. No substantive policy matters or strategic developments are discussed during this brief exchange.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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NARA Description

On August 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:25 am and 12:27 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 206-025 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 206-25

Date: August 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:25 am and 12:27 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 140-49]

Also recorded on August 20, 1972

  • 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.
  • 206-008 11:25 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:25 am and 12:27 pm.
  • 140-050 12:27 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:27 pm to 12:36 pm.
  • 206-009 12:27 PM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:27 pm and 1:00 pm.
  • 140-051 12:36 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:36 pm and 4:00 pm.
  • 206-010 12:36 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:36 pm and 4:00 pm.
  • 206-011 12:36 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:36 pm and 4:00 pm.
  • 206-012 12:36 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:36 pm and 4:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 206-025, 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/206-025 (accessed October 8, 2026).