Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 219 › Conversation 219-009
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Telecommunications
Tuesday, October 10, 1972 · 8:44 PM–8:46 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire ·15 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, informal communication with the Camp David operator to confirm the readiness and connectivity of the facility's telephone system. The interaction served as a routine check of the communications infrastructure while the President was in residence at Aspen Lodge. No substantive policy matters or major political decisions were addressed during this brief exchange.
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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 8:44 pm and 8:46 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 219-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 219-9 Date: October 10, 1972 Time: Unknown between 8:44 pm and 8:46 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The Camp David operator talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 148-7]
Also recorded on October 11, 1972
- 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.
- 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 219-009, 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/219-009 (accessed September 18, 2026).