Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 211 › Conversation 211-021
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David
Sunday, September 17, 1972 · 1:25 PM–1:53 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire ·8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a brief communication with the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge study. The interaction served as a routine administrative coordination between the President and the facility's support staff. No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On September 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 1:53 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 211-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 211-21 Date: September 17, 1972 Time: Unknown between 1:25 pm and 1:53 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation no. 143-8]
Also recorded on September 17, 1972
- 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.
- 143-007 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.
- 211-018 11:30 AM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Lt. Col. William L. Golden met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:30 am to 11:31 am.
- 211-019 1:00 PM · 13 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 1:25 pm.
- 143-008 1:25 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 1:53 pm.
- 211-020 1:25 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:25 pm and 1:53 pm.
- 143-009 1:53 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 1:53 pm to 2:22 pm.
- 211-022 1:53 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:53 pm to 2:22 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 211-021, 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/211-021 (accessed September 18, 2026).