Nixon White House TapesTape 211 › Conversation 211-006

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

Saturday, September 16, 1972 · 2:31 PM–6:36 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire ·8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Camp David OperatorConversation211-006 onTape 211StartSaturday, September 16, 1972 at 2:31 PMEndSaturday, September 16, 1972 at 6:36 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 211-006 ↗

President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with the Camp David operator while stationed at the Aspen Lodge. The exchange centered on routine communication logistics and telephonic connectivity requirements for the President during his stay. No substantive policy matters or major political decisions were recorded during this brief technical coordination.

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On September 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 6:36 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 211-006 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 211-6

Date: September 16, 1972
Time: Unknown time between 2:31 pm and 6:36 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation no. 143-1]
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  • 359-017 1:15 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 1:32 pm.
  • 359-018 1:15 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 1:32 pm.
  • 211-001 2:31 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 6:36 pm.
  • 211-002 2:31 PM · 13 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 6:36 pm.
  • 211-003 2:31 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 6:36 pm.
  • 211-004 2:31 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 6:36 pm.
  • 211-005 2:31 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 6:36 pm.

Conversation 211-006, September 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/211-006 (accessed September 18, 2026).