Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 210 › Conversation 210-006
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David
Tuesday, September 12, 1972 · 8:53 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Richard M. Nixon initiated a brief communication with the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge study. The interaction served to facilitate logistical operations or technical support for the President’s stay at the retreat. No substantive policy matters or major historical developments were recorded during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On September 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 8:53 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 210-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 210-6 Date: September 12, 1972 Time: 8:53 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation no. 142-4]
Also recorded on September 13, 1972
- 142-001 8:44 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 8:44 pm.
- 142-002 8:44 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:44 pm and 8:49 pm.
- 210-003 8:44 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 8:44 pm.
- 142-003 8:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:49 pm to 8:51 pm.
- 210-005 8:49 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:49 pm to 8:51 pm.
- 142-004 8:53 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 8:53 pm.
- 142-005 8:58 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:58 pm to 9:00 pm.
- 210-007 8:58 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:58 pm to 9:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 210-006, September 13, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/210-006 (accessed October 12, 2026).