Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 219 › Conversation 219-027
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Administration
Wednesday, October 11, 1972 · 7:03 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief administrative communication with the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge study. This interaction primarily concerns standard logistical coordination regarding the use of the site's hard wire telecommunications system. No substantive policy matters or major political decisions were addressed during this short exchange.
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NARA Description
On October 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 7:03 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 219-027 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 219-27 Date: October 11, 1972 Time: 7:03 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 148-19]
Also recorded on October 11, 1972
- 148-017 7:00 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:00 pm and 7:01 pm.
- 148-018 7:01 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 7:01 pm to 7:02 pm.
- 219-026 7:01 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 7:01 pm to 7:02 pm.
- 148-019 7:03 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 7:03 pm.
- 148-020 7:03 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:03 pm and 7:23 pm.
- 219-028 7:03 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:03 pm and 7:23 pm.
- 219-029 7:03 PM · 14 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:03 pm and 7:23 pm.
- 219-030 7:03 PM · 10 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:03 pm and 7:23 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 219-027, 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/219-027 (accessed October 11, 2026).