Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 209 › Conversation 209-003

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

Sunday, September 10, 1972 · 10:00 AM–11:44 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation209-003 on Tape 209StartSunday, September 10, 1972 at 10:00 AMEndSunday, September 10, 1972 at 11:44 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 209-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon communicated with a Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge study to address routine logistical or telecommunications needs. The exchange served as a brief administrative interaction regarding the operational status of the White House internal communication systems. No policy decisions or significant political developments resulted from this brief contact.

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NARA Description

On September 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:00 am and 11:44 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 209-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 209-3

Date: September 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:00 am and 11:44 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation no. 141-1]

Also recorded on September 10, 1972

  • 141-001 10:00 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:00 am and 11:44 am.
  • 141-002 11:44 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:44 am to 12:14 pm.
  • 209-004 11:44 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:44 am to 12:14 pm.
  • 209-005 12:14 PM · 13 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:14 pm and 1:15 pm.
  • 209-006 1:15 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 2:26 pm.
  • 209-007 1:15 PM · 13 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 2:26 pm.
  • 209-008 1:15 PM · 12 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 2:26 pm.
  • 178-001 2:26 PM · 8 sec — Unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 2:26 pm on September 10, 1972 and 1:05 pm on September 30, 1972.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 209-003, September 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/209-003 (accessed October 9, 2026).