Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 220 › Conversation 220-001
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Telecommunications
Saturday, October 14, 1972 · 3:45 PM–3:46 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief communication with the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge. The exchange serves as a routine administrative request regarding the operation of the telephone system. No substantive political or policy discussions occur during this brief interaction.
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NARA Description
On October 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 3:46 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 220-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 220-001 Date: October 14, 1972 Time: Unknown between 3:45 pm and 3:46 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 149-1]
Also recorded on October 14, 1972
- 149-001 3:45 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 3:46 pm.
- 149-002 3:46 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at Camp David from 3:46 pm to 3:49 pm.
- 220-002 3:46 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 3:46 pm to 3:49 pm.
- 149-003 3:49 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:49 pm and 3:50 pm.
- 220-003 3:49 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 3:49 pm and 3:50 pm.
- 149-004 3:50 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 3:50 pm to 3:53 pm.
- 220-004 3:50 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 3:50 pm to 3:53 pm.
- 220-005 4:05 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 4:05 pm to 4:30 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 220-001, October 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/220-001 (accessed October 10, 2026).