Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 207 › Conversation 207-005
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Telecommunications
Monday, August 21, 1972 · 11:20 AM–12:28 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection. The brief exchange focused exclusively on establishing the communication link required for the President to conduct official business. No substantive policy discussions or major decisions were recorded during this brief administrative interaction.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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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 an unknown time between 11:20 am and 12:28 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 207-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 207-5 Date: August 21, 1972 Time: Unknown between 11:20 am and 12:28 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 140-57]
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.
- 207-004 11:20 AM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 11:20 am.
- 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 207-005, 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/207-005 (accessed October 9, 2026).