Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 223 › Conversation 223-009

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Camp David and World Series

Saturday, October 21, 1972 · 12:29 PM–12:45 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation223-009 on Tape 223StartSaturday, October 21, 1972 at 12:29 PMEndSaturday, October 21, 1972 at 12:45 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 223-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unknown individual at Camp David to discuss his personal schedule. The brief discussion concluded with the President indicating his intention to step away from official duties to watch a World Series baseball game. No significant policy decisions or administrative actions were recorded during this brief encounter.

Audio

Download MP3 · 0.2 MB

Transcript (AI-generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Names and numbers are often wrong; speakers are not identified. Do not cite it as authoritative — verify against the audio and the finding aid.

Download transcript (.txt) · JSON data

I'm going to go watch the baseball game.

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 223-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 223-9

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.

        The President's schedule
            -World Series baseball game

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.
  • 223-008 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.
  • 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.

All 12 conversations from October 21, 1972 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 223-009, 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/223-009 (accessed October 10, 2026).