Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 215 › Conversation 215-002
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Telecommunications
Tuesday, October 3, 1972 · 6:00 PM–7:19 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon communicated with the Camp David operator via the facility's hard-wire system to address logistical or telephonic requirements while at the Aspen Lodge. The brief exchange focused on facilitating necessary administrative communication during his residence at the retreat. No substantial policy matters were recorded, as the interaction served purely as a routine operational coordination.
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NARA Description
On October 3, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:00 pm and 7:19 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 215-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 215-2 Date: October 3, 1972 Time: Unknown between 6:00 pm and 7:19 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 146-1]
Also recorded on October 3, 1972
- 791-012 4:16 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 4:16 pm and 4:24 pm.
- 791-013 4:24 PM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert P. Griffin, and William E. Timmons met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:24 pm to 4:25 pm.
- 791-014 4:26 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald L. Ziegler, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:26 pm to 4:28 pm.
- 791-015 4:30 PM · 53 sec — United States Secret Service agents and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 4:30 pm on October 3, 1972 and 11:05 am on October 5, 1972.
- 146-001 6:00 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:00 pm and 7:19 pm.
- 215-001 6:00 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:00 pm and 7:19 pm.
- 146-002 7:19 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at Camp David from 7:19 pm to 7:23 pm.
- 215-003 7:19 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 7:19 pm to 7:23 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 215-002, October 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/215-002 (accessed October 12, 2026).