Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 219 › Conversation 219-003
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Communication
Tuesday, October 10, 1972 · 8:15 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a brief communication with the Camp David operator to facilitate an administrative request. The interaction served as a routine logistical check rather than a policy discussion. No significant political developments or substantive decisions occurred during this brief exchange.
Audio
Transcript (AI-generated)
No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.
NARA Description
On October 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 8:15 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 219-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 219-3 Date: October 10, 1972 Time: 8:15 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 148-1]
Also recorded on October 11, 1972
- 148-001 8:15 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 8:15 pm.
- 148-002 8:15 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:15 pm and 8:16 pm.
- 219-004 8:15 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:15 pm and 8:16 pm.
- 148-003 8:16 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:16 pm to 8:20 pm.
- 219-005 8:16 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:16 pm to 8:20 pm.
- 148-004 8:20 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 8:20 pm.
- 148-005 8:20 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:20 pm and 8:24 pm.
- 219-006 8:20 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 8:20 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 219-003, October 11, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/219-003 (accessed October 11, 2026).