Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 213 › Conversation 213-008

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David

Saturday, September 23, 1972 · 5:10 PM–5:32 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation213-008 on Tape 213StartSaturday, September 23, 1972 at 5:10 PMEndSaturday, September 23, 1972 at 5:32 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 213-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge study to address an unspecified communication matter. The brief exchange focused on establishing a connection, during which the President instructed the operator to return his call. No substantial policy discussions or administrative decisions were recorded during this brief interaction.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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Hello?
Oh, that's alright.
Call me back.

NARA Description

On September 23, 1972, 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. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 213-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 213-8

Date: September 23, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:10 pm and 5:32 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation no. 154-4]

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.
  • 213-009 5:10 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez 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 213-008, 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/213-008 (accessed October 12, 2026).