Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 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
AI Summary
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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NARA Description
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.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
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]
Also recorded on September 16, 1972
- 359-016 1:15 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and Stephen B. Bull met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 1:32 pm.
- 359-017 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.
Cite this conversation
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).