Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 222 › Conversation 222-010
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Telecommunications
Monday, October 30, 1972 · 10:43 AM–10:44 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief communication with the Camp David operator to request a connection to an individual named Holler. This administrative exchange serves the practical purpose of facilitating presidential telecommunications while Nixon is stationed at the Aspen Lodge. No substantive policy discussions or major decisions occur during this brief administrative request.
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NARA Description
On October 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:43 am and 10:44 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 222-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 222-10 Date: October 30, 1972 Time: Unknown between 10:43 am and 10:44 am Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 152-6]
Also recorded on October 30, 1972
- 152-004 9:33 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:33 am and 10:33 am.
- 222-007 9:50 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:50 am to 10:25 am.
- 222-008 10:25 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:25 am and 10:33 am.
- 152-005 10:33 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:33 am to 10:43 am.
- 222-009 10:33 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:33 am to 10:43 am.
- 152-006 10:43 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:43 am and 10:44 am.
- 152-007 10:44 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:44 am to 10:48 am.
- 222-011 10:44 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:44 am to 10:48 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 222-010, 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/222-010 (accessed October 12, 2026).