Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 214 › Conversation 214-002
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David
Saturday, September 30, 1972 · 2:05 PM–2:32 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 7 sec
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NARA Description
On September 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:05 pm and 2:32 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 214-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 214-2 Date: September 30, 1972 Time: Unknown between 2:05 pm and 2:32 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 145-2]
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Also recorded on September 30, 1972
- 145-001 1:35 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:35 pm and 2:05 pm.
- 214-001 1:35 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:35 pm to 2:05 pm.
- 145-002 2:05 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:05 pm and 2:32 pm.
- 145-003 2:32 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:32 pm to 2:36 pm.
- 214-003 2:32 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 2:32 pm to 2:36 pm.
- 145-004 2:36 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:36 pm and 2:42 pm.
- 145-005 2:42 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:42 pm to 2:45 pm.
- 214-004 2:42 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 2:42 pm to 2:45 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 214-002, September 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 651228582). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/214-002 (accessed November 2, 2026).