Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 224 › Conversation 224-031
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David
Tuesday, November 14, 1972 · 3:08 PM–3:11 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief administrative exchange with the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge. The conversation served as a routine communication to facilitate the President's telephonic needs during his stay at the retreat. No substantive policy matters or major historical developments were addressed during this short interaction.
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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 an unknown time between 3:08 pm and 3:11 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 224-031 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 224-31
Date: November 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:18 pm and 3:21 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 153-23]
[End of telephone conversation]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on November 14, 1972
- 153-021 3:08 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:08 pm and 3:11 pm.
- 224-027 3:08 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John V. Brennan met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:08 pm and 3:11 pm.
- 224-030 3:08 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:08 pm and 3:11 pm.
- 153-022 3:11 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 3:11 pm to 3:18 pm.
- 224-028 3:11 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 3:11 pm to 3:18 pm.
- 153-023 3:18 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:18 pm and 3:21 pm.
- 153-024 3:21 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at Camp David from 3:21 pm to 3:23 pm.
- 224-029 3:21 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 3:21 pm to 3:23 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 224-031, 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/224-031 (accessed October 12, 2026).