Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 223 › Conversation 223-014
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David
Saturday, October 21, 1972 · 10:24 PM–12:22 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, informal interaction with a Camp David switchboard operator while working from the Aspen Lodge. The exchange centered on routine administrative coordination regarding the President's immediate communication needs. No substantive policy matters or major historical developments were addressed during this brief encounter.
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NARA Description
President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 10:24 pm on October 21, 1972 and 12:22 am on October 22, 1972. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 223-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 223-14 Date: Unknown between October 21 and 22, 1972 Time: Unknown between 10:24 pm, October 21 and 12:22 am, October 22, 1972 Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 151-6]
Also recorded on October 22, 1972
- 151-006 10:24 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 10:24 pm on October 21, 1972 and 12:22 am on October 22, 1972.
- 151-007 12:22 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:22 am to 12:27 am.
- 223-015 12:22 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:22 am to 12:27 am.
- 151-008 9:45 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 9:57 am.
- 223-016 9:45 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 9:57 am.
- 223-017 9:45 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:45 am and 9:57 am.
- 151-009 9:57 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:57 am to 10:09 am.
- 223-018 9:57 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:57 am to 10:09 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 223-014, October 22, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/223-014 (accessed October 10, 2026).