Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 210 › Conversation 210-008
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Aspen Lodge
Tuesday, September 12, 1972 · 9:03 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief communication with the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge study. The interaction serves to manage logistical connectivity and facilitate the President’s operational needs while residing at the retreat. No substantive policy discussions or major developments occur 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 9:03 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 210-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 210-8 Date: September 12, 1972 Time: 9:03 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation no. 142-6]
Also recorded on September 13, 1972
- 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.
- 210-006 8:53 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study 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.
- 142-006 9:03 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:03 pm.
- 142-007 9:04 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:04 pm to 9:15 pm.
- 210-009 9:04 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:04 pm to 9:15 pm.
- 210-010 9:15 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:15 pm and 9:50 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 210-008, 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/210-008 (accessed October 12, 2026).