Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 213 › Conversation 213-002

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Law enforcement

Saturday, September 23, 1972 · 4:49 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation213-002 on Tape 213StartSaturday, September 23, 1972 at 4:49 PMEndSaturday, September 23, 1972 at 4:49 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 213-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to issue a directive regarding the coordination of local law enforcement. He explicitly instructed the operator to initiate contact with the police. No further details regarding the nature of the request were captured in this brief exchange.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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Call some police.

NARA Description

On September 23, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 4:49 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 213-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 213-2

Date: September 23, 1972
Time: 4:49 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation no. 154-1]

Also recorded on September 23, 1972

  • 154-003 4:50 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 4:50 pm to 5:10 pm.
  • 213-003 4:50 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 4:50 pm.
  • 213-004 4:50 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 4:50 pm.
  • 213-005 4:50 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 4:50 pm.
  • 213-006 4:50 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 4:50 pm to 5:10 pm.
  • 154-004 5:10 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:10 pm and 5:32 pm.
  • 213-007 5:10 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:10 pm and 5:32 pm.
  • 213-008 5:10 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:10 pm and 5:32 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 213-002, September 23, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/213-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).