Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 223 › Conversation 223-007

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Radio address

Saturday, October 21, 1972 · 11:26 AM–12:06 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation223-007 on Tape 223StartSaturday, October 21, 1972 at 11:26 AMEndSaturday, October 21, 1972 at 12:06 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 223-007 ↗

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual at Camp David to coordinate the delivery of a forthcoming radio address. The discussion focused on the logistical timeline for distributing the speech script. The participants confirmed their immediate plans to facilitate the transmission of the document.

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We'll send you a radio speech in about eight minutes.
Yeah, I'll be down there.
Thanks.

On October 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:26 am and 12:06 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 223-007 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 223-7

Date: October 21, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:26 am and 12:06 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with an unknown man.

        The President's schedule
            -Forthcoming radio speech

The President left at an unknown time before 12:06 pm.
  • 223-006 8:10 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:10 am and 12:06 pm.
  • 223-008 12:29 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 12:45 pm.
  • 223-009 12:29 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 12:45 pm.
  • 151-002 4:30 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:30 pm and 5:39 pm.
  • 223-010 4:30 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:30 pm and 5:39 pm.
  • 151-003 5:39 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 5:39 pm to 5:47 pm.
  • 223-011 5:39 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 5:39 pm to 5:47 pm.
  • 151-004 7:15 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 7:15 pm.

Conversation 223-007, October 21, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/223-007 (accessed October 10, 2026).