Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 207 › Conversation 207-004
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Communications
Monday, August 21, 1972 · 11:20 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 6 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a brief exchange with the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge study. The interaction primarily involved logistical coordination regarding communication services while the President was in residence. No substantive policy matters or major administrative decisions were recorded during this brief technical check.
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NARA Description
On August 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 11:20 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 207-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 207-4 Date: August 21, 1972 Time: 11:20 am Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 140-56]
Also recorded on August 21, 1972
- 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.
- 140-056 11:20 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 11:20 am.
- 140-057 11:20 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 12:28 pm.
- 207-005 11:20 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 12:28 pm.
- 140-058 12:28 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:28 pm to 12:31 pm.
- 207-006 12:28 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:28 pm to 12:31 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 207-004, 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/207-004 (accessed October 9, 2026).