Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 219 › Conversation 219-011

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

Tuesday, October 10, 1972 · 8:50 PM–8:52 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation219-011 on Tape 219StartTuesday, October 10, 1972 at 8:50 PMEndTuesday, October 10, 1972 at 8:52 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 219-011 ↗

President Nixon held a brief communication with the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge study. The interaction served as a routine administrative or logistical exchange regarding the operation of the facility's communications. No significant policy decisions or substantive political developments occurred during this short contact.

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On October 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:50 pm and 8:52 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 219-011 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 219-11

Date: October 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:50 pm and 8:52 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 148-9]
  • 148-007 8:44 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:44 pm and 8:46 pm.
  • 219-009 8:44 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:44 pm and 8:46 pm.
  • 148-008 8:46 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Wilbur D. Mills talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:46 pm to 8:50 pm.
  • 219-010 8:46 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Wilbur D. Mills met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:46 pm to 8:50 pm.
  • 148-009 8:50 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:50 pm and 8:52 pm.
  • 148-010 8:52 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Byrnes talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:52 pm to 8:55 pm.
  • 219-012 8:52 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John W. Byrnes met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:52 pm to 8:55 pm.
  • 148-011 9:04 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:04 pm and 9:34 pm.

Conversation 219-011, 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/219-011 (accessed October 12, 2026).