Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 214 › Conversation 214-002

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Telecommunications

Saturday, September 30, 1972 · 2:05 PM–2:32 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire ·7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Camp David OperatorConversation214-002 onTape 214StartSaturday, September 30, 1972 at 2:05 PMEndSaturday, September 30, 1972 at 2:32 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 214-002 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the Camp David operator regarding the status of the telephone system in the Aspen Lodge. This brief interaction served as a logistical check of the communications infrastructure at the presidential retreat. No policy matters or significant administrative decisions were recorded during this brief technical exchange.

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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]

Also recorded on September 30, 1972

  • 145-001 1:35 PM · 13 sec — 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 · 13 sec — 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. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/214-002 (accessed September 18, 2026).