Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 219 › Conversation 219-019

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Camp David

Wednesday, October 11, 1972 · 4:35 PM–4:45 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation219-019 on Tape 219StartWednesday, October 11, 1972 at 4:35 PMEndWednesday, October 11, 1972 at 4:45 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 219-019 ↗

President Richard Nixon convened a brief meeting with an unidentified individual at the Aspen Lodge study in Camp David. Due to the presence of withdrawn material and a lack of available transcript, the specific nature of the discussion remains undocumented. No significant policy developments or actionable outcomes can be determined from the available records.

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No transcript is available yet for this conversation. The recording may contain no audible speech, or it may not have been processed.

On October 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:35 pm and 4:45 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 219-019 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 219-19

Date: October 11, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:35 pm and 4:45 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with an unknown person.

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The unknown person left at an unknown time before 4:45 pm.
  • 219-018 4:06 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:06 pm and 4:20 pm.
  • 219-020 4:45 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 4:45 pm to 5:00 pm.
  • 219-021 6:00 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:00 pm and 6:57 pm.
  • 148-015 6:52 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:52 pm and 6:57 pm.
  • 219-022 6:52 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:52 pm and 6:57 pm.
  • 219-023 6:52 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 6:52 pm and 6:57 pm.
  • 148-016 6:57 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 6:57 pm to 7:00 pm.
  • 219-024 6:57 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 6:57 pm to 7:00 pm.

Conversation 219-019, 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/219-019 (accessed October 12, 2026).