Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 219 › Conversation 219-006

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Wilbur Mills

Tuesday, October 10, 1972 · 8:20 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation219-006 on Tape 219StartTuesday, October 10, 1972 at 8:20 PMEndTuesday, October 10, 1972 at 8:20 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 219-006 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a call to Congressman Wilbur Mills via the Camp David operator. The brief exchange establishes the President's intent to contact the Representative regarding legislative or political matters. No significant policy decisions were reached during this administrative interaction.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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William, uh, Wilbur Mills, please.
Well, I'm telling you, I had to wait till I could maybe tell if I'm calling back.
Fine, fine.

NARA Description

On October 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 8:20 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 219-006 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 219-6

Date: October 10, 1972
Time: 8:20 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 148-4]

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.
  • 148-003 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.
  • 219-007 8:20 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:20 pm and 8:24 pm.
  • 148-006 8:24 PM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:24 pm to 8:44 pm.
  • 219-008 8:24 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:24 pm to 8:44 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 219-006, 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/219-006 (accessed October 2, 2026).