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Cox, Camp David Operator & Hall on Camp David and Communications

Tuesday, September 19, 1972 · 8:10 PM–7:10 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 15 sec

ParticipantsCox, Edward R. F.; Camp David Operator; Hall, Allen C.Conversation212-009 on Tape 212StartTuesday, September 19, 1972 at 8:10 PMEndWednesday, September 20, 1972 at 7:10 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 212-009 ↗

Edward R. F. Cox engaged with the Camp David operator and Allen C. Hall at the Aspen Lodge to coordinate logistics and communications during his stay. These brief exchanges facilitated essential administrative support for Cox while at the retreat. No substantive policy discussions were recorded during these interactions.

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Edward R. F. Cox, Camp David operator, and Allen C. Hall 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. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 212-009 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 212-9

Date: Unknown between September 19 and 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:10 pm, September 19 and 7:10 pm, September 20, 1972
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

Edward R.F. Cox talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation no. 144-4]

Cox talked with Allen C. Hall.

[See Conversation no. 144-4; one item has been withdrawn from this conversation]
  • 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 · 27 sec — 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 · 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.
  • 212-008 8:10 PM · 13 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez 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.
  • 030-009 7:46 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:46 pm and 8:03 pm.

Conversation 212-009, September 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/212-009 (accessed October 12, 2026).