Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 213 › Conversation 213-022
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Presidential logistics
Sunday, September 24, 1972 · 12:56 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire ·8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief administrative request while stationed at Aspen Lodge to secure a connection with a specific individual. The conversation is strictly logistical in nature, involving only the President and the Camp David operator. No substantive policy discussions occur, as the exchange serves exclusively to facilitate telephonic communication.
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NARA Description
On September 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 12:56 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 213-022 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 213-22 Date: September 24, 1972 Time: 12:56 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation no. 154-10]
Also recorded on September 24, 1972
- 154-011 12:58 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:58 pm to 1:01 pm.
- 213-023 12:58 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:58 pm to 1:01 pm.
- 213-024 1:01 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:01 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 213-025 1:01 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:01 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 213-026 1:01 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:01 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 213-027 1:01 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:01 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 213-028 1:01 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:01 pm and 3:30 pm.
- 213-029 1:01 PM · 13 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:01 pm and 3:30 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 213-022, September 24, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/213-022 (accessed September 18, 2026).