Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 222 › Conversation 222-004
Nixon, Camp David Operator & Tower on Election 1972 and Senate
Sunday, October 29, 1972 · 8:55 PM–9:03 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 3 min
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief phone conversation with Senator John G. Tower to address a reception held in the Senator's honor. After coordinating technical logistics with John V. Brennan and the Camp David operator, Nixon personally called Tower to offer a strong endorsement of his legislative record. The President emphasized Tower's importance to both Texas and the nation, expressing his anticipation of working together during a second term.
- John G. Tower
- Election 1972
- Senate
- Endorsement
- Texas
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NARA Description
On October 29, 1972, 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. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 222-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 222-4
Date: October 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:55 pm and 9:03 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with John V. (“Jack”) Brennan.
The President's telephone call to a reception honoring
John G. Tower
-Timing
-Telephone
-Security line
Brennan talked with the Camp David operator at an unknown time between 8:55 pm and 8:58
pm.
The President talked with Tower between 8:58 pm and 9:02 pm.
[Conversation No. 222-4A]
[See Conversation No. 182-1]
[End of telephone conversation]
The President left at 9:03 pm.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.
- 222-002 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.
- 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.
- 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 222-004, 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/222-004 (accessed October 5, 2026).