Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 220 › Conversation 220-008
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David
Saturday, October 14, 1972 · 7:17 PM–7:40 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 10 sec
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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 7:17 pm and 7:40 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 220-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 220-008 Date: October 14, 1972 Time: Unknown between 7:17 pm and 7:40 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The Camp David operator talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 149-6]
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Also recorded on October 14, 1972
- 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.
- 220-006 4:30 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:30 pm and 7:40 pm.
- 149-005 5:06 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:06 pm and 7:40 pm.
- 220-007 5:06 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:06 pm and 7:40 pm.
- 149-006 7:17 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:17 pm and 7:40 pm.
- 220-009 7:17 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:17 pm on October 14, 1972 and 9:16 am on October 15, 1972.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 220-008, October 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417174657). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/220-008 (accessed November 2, 2026).