Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 219 › Conversation 219-013

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

Tuesday, October 10, 1972 · 9:04 PM–9:34 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation219-013 on Tape 219StartTuesday, October 10, 1972 at 9:04 PMEndTuesday, October 10, 1972 at 9:34 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 219-013 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon spoke briefly with a Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge to handle routine telecommunications logistics. The interaction consisted of standard administrative procedure rather than a substantive policy discussion. No significant decisions or political developments occurred during this brief exchange.

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Right, thank you.

NARA Description

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 9:04 pm and 9:34 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 219-013 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 219-13

Date: October 10, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:04 pm and 9:34 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 148-11]

Also recorded on October 11, 1972

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 219-011 8:50 PM · 11 sec — 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.
  • 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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 219-013, 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/219-013 (accessed October 12, 2026).