Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 224 › Conversation 224-021
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David
Tuesday, November 14, 1972 · 2:05 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 15 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon speaks with the Camp David operator to request the delivery of materials. He explicitly instructs the operator that there is no urgency regarding the request, leaving the timing of the delivery to the operator's discretion. This brief interaction serves as a routine administrative coordination of documents or items while the President was stationed at the Aspen Lodge.
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NARA Description
On November 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 2:05 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 224-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 224-21 Date: November 14, 1972 Time: 2:05 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 153-15] [End of telephone conversation]
Also recorded on November 14, 1972
- 153-015 2:05 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 2:05 pm.
- 153-016 2:05 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:05 pm and 2:22 pm.
- 224-022 2:05 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:05 pm and 2:22 pm.
- 153-017 2:22 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:22 pm to 2:24 pm.
- 224-023 2:22 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 2:22 pm to 2:24 pm.
- 153-018 2:24 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thomas W. Gleason talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:24 pm to 2:26 pm.
- 224-024 2:24 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thomas W. Gleason met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 2:24 pm to 2:26 pm.
- 153-019 2:26 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:26 pm and 2:40 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 224-021, November 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/224-021 (accessed October 9, 2026).