Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 223 › Conversation 223-019

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Telecommunications

Sunday, October 22, 1972 · 10:09 AM–10:10 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation223-019 on Tape 223StartSunday, October 22, 1972 at 10:09 AMEndSunday, October 22, 1972 at 10:10 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 223-019 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an immediate outgoing communication. The brief exchange focused on establishing a phone connection from the Aspen Lodge study. No substantive policy matters or political discussions were addressed during this logistical interaction.

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NARA Description

On October 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:09 am and 10:10 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 223-019 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 223-19

Date: October 22, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:09 am and 10:10 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 151-10]

Also recorded on October 22, 1972

  • 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.
  • 151-010 10:09 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:09 am and 10:10 am.
  • 151-011 10:10 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:10 am to 10:16 am.
  • 223-020 10:10 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:10 am to 10:16 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 223-019, 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/223-019 (accessed October 10, 2026).