Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 222 › Conversation 222-003
Nixon, Camp David Operator & Brennan on Camp David
Sunday, October 29, 1972 · 7:55 PM–8:58 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 2 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and John V. Brennan coordinated logistics with the Camp David operator to facilitate an incoming telephone connection. The participants focused on managing the phone lines and ensuring the operator was prepared to bridge the call immediately upon the President's return to the study. The discussion was strictly operational, centering on the technical handling of communication lines for an impending conversation.
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NARA Description
On October 29, 1972, 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. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 222-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 222-3 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. Brennan talked with [first name not known] Johnston at an unknown time between 7:55 pm and 8:58 pm. The President entered at an unknown time between 7:55 pm and 8:58 pm. The President conferred with Brennan at an unknown time between 7:55 pm and 8:58 pm. [See Conversation No. 152-2]
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Also recorded on October 29, 1972
- 222-001 12:56 PM · 10 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:56 pm and 8:58 pm.
- 182-002 5:22 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Camp David operator, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:22 pm and 5:40 pm.
- 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.
- 222-002 7:55 PM · 13 sec — 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.
- 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.
Related conversations
- Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David May 17, 1972 · 1 min
- Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David June 24, 1972
Cite this conversation
Conversation 222-003, October 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 651228776). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/222-003 (accessed November 9, 2026).