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Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Camp David

Saturday, September 30, 1972 · 4:57 PM–5:30 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Nixon, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan)Conversation214-006 on Tape 214StartSaturday, September 30, 1972 at 4:57 PMEndSaturday, September 30, 1972 at 5:30 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 214-006 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 651228590 ↗

A 7-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On September 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:57 pm and 5:30 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 214-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 214-6

Date: September 30, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:57 pm and 5:30 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon.

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  • 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.
  • 145-006 2:45 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:45 pm and 2:51 pm.
  • 145-007 2:51 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:51 pm to 2:59 pm.
  • 214-005 2:51 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 2:51 pm to 2:59 pm.
  • 214-007 4:57 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 4:57 pm on September 30, 1972 and 4:06 pm on October 2, 1972.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 214-006, September 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 651228590). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/214-006 (accessed November 2, 2026).