Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 222 › Conversation 222-002
Camp David Operator & Brennan on Camp David and Telecommunications
Sunday, October 29, 1972 · 7:55 PM–8:58 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 13 sec
AI Summary
John V. Brennan contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a routine communication connection. The brief exchange served as a logistical coordination point for the Aspen Lodge operations. No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions were recorded during this interaction.
- Camp David
- Logistics
- Telecommunications
- Operations
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NARA Description
On October 29, 1972, John V. Brennan and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:55 pm and 8:58 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 222-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 222-2 Date: October 29, 1972 Time: Unknown between 7:55 pm and 8:58 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire John V. (“Jack”) Brennan talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 152-1]
Also recorded on October 30, 1972
- 152-001 7:55 PM · 1 min — John V. Brennan and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:55 pm and 8:58 pm.
- 152-002 7:55 PM · 2 min — John V. Brennan, Camp David operator, unknown person(s), and Dan Milne talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:55 pm and 8:58 pm.
- 222-003 7:55 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John V. Brennan, Camp David operator, and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:55 pm and 8:58 pm.
- 152-003 8:55 PM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, John V. Brennan, Camp David operator, and John G. Tower talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:55 pm and 9:02 pm.
- 182-001 8:55 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John V. Brennan, Camp David operator, and John G. Tower talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:55 pm and 9:02 pm.
- 222-004 8:55 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John V. Brennan, Camp David operator, and John G. Tower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:55 pm and 9:03 pm.
- 182-003 12:01 AM · 13 sec — the recording device engaged at an unknown time between 12:01 am and 8:55 am, but the conversation appears to be blank.
- 222-005 9:30 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 9:50 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 222-002, October 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/222-002 (accessed October 10, 2026).