Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 223 › Conversation 223-013
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and telecommunications
Saturday, October 21, 1972 · 7:26 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, informal communication with the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge study. The interaction served as a logistical check-in regarding telephone services and connectivity. The brief exchange concluded with the President indicating his intention to place a follow-up call at a later time.
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NARA Description
On October 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 7:26 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 223-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 223-13 Date: October 21, 1972 Time: Unknown between 7:15 pm and 7:26 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The Camp David operator talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 151-5]
Also recorded on October 21, 1972
- 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.
- 223-012 7:15 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 7:15 pm.
- 151-005 7:26 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 7:26 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 223-013, 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/223-013 (accessed October 10, 2026).