Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 211 › Conversation 211-014

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

Sunday, September 17, 1972 · 11:27 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation211-014 on Tape 211StartSunday, September 17, 1972 at 11:27 AMEndSunday, September 17, 1972 at 11:27 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 211-014 ↗

President Richard Nixon initiated a brief communication with the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge study. The interaction served as a routine administrative request to facilitate telephone connectivity while the President was in residence. No policy matters or significant executive decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.

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On September 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 11:27 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 211-014 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 211-14

Date: September 17, 1972
Time: 11:27 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation no. 143-3]
  • 143-003 11:27 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 11:27 am.
  • 143-004 11:27 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:27 am and 11:28 am.
  • 143-005 11:28 AM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:30 am.
  • 143-006 11:28 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:30 am.
  • 211-015 11:28 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 11:28 am.
  • 211-016 11:28 AM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:30 am.
  • 211-017 11:28 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:28 am and 11:30 am.
  • 143-007 11:30 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Lt. Col. William L. Golden talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:30 am to 11:31 am.

Conversation 211-014, September 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/211-014 (accessed October 12, 2026).