Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 223 › Conversation 223-008
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Camp David
Saturday, October 21, 1972 · 12:29 PM–12:45 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, private meeting at the Aspen Lodge in Camp David with an unidentified individual. Due to the lack of a transcript and the presence of withdrawn material, the specific substance of the discussion remains undocumented. The brief duration of the encounter and the withdrawal of segments for personal reasons suggest the meeting may have concerned private or sensitive personal matters rather than substantive policy deliberations.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
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 12:29 pm and 12:45 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 223-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 223-8 Date: October 21, 1972 Time: Unknown between 12:29 pm and 12:45 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President met with an unknown person. ***************************************************************** BEGIN WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 [Personal returnable] [Duration: 4s ] END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1 ***************************************************************** The unknown person left at an unknown time before 12:45 pm.
Also recorded on October 21, 1972
- 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.
- 223-007 11:26 AM · 8 sec — 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.
- 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 223-008, 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/223-008 (accessed October 10, 2026).