Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 212 › Conversation 212-003
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David
Tuesday, September 19, 1972 · 7:45 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 9 sec
A 9-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.
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NARA Description
On September 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 7:45 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 212-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 212-3 Date: September 19, 1972 Time: 7:45 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation no. 144-1]
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Also recorded on September 19, 1972
- 144-001 7:45 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:45 pm and 7:46 pm.
- 144-002 7:46 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 7:46 pm to 8:10 pm.
- 212-004 7:46 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 7:46 pm to 8:10 pm.
- 144-003 8:10 PM · 10 sec — William Hirsch and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 8:10 pm on September 19, 1972 and 7:10 pm on September 20, 1972.
- 144-004 8:10 PM · 13 min — Edward R. F. Cox and Allen C. Hall talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 8:10 pm on September 19, 1972 and 7:10 pm on September 20, 1972.
- 212-005 8:10 PM · 9 sec — William Hirsch and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 8:10 pm on September 19, 1972 and 7:10 pm on September 20, 1972.
- 212-006 8:10 PM · 13 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 8:10 pm on September 19, 1972 and 7:10 pm on September 20, 1972.
- 212-007 8:10 PM · 58 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 8:10 pm on September 19, 1972 and 7:10 pm on September 20, 1972.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 212-003, September 19, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 651228134). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/212-003 (accessed November 2, 2026).