Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 224 › Conversation 224-006
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Telecommunications
Monday, November 13, 1972 · 7:30 PM–7:40 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief, informal communication with the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge study. The interaction appears to be a routine administrative request regarding telephone operations or telecommunications connectivity. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occur during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On November 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:30 pm and 7:40 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 224-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 224-6 Date: November 13, 1972 Time: Unknown between 7:30 pm and 7:40 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 153-2] [End of telephone conversation]
Also recorded on November 14, 1972
- 153-002 7:30 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:30 pm and 7:40 pm.
- 153-003 7:40 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 7:40 pm to 7:41 pm.
- 224-007 7:40 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 7:40 pm to 7:41 pm.
- 224-008 7:41 PM · 58 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:41 pm on November 13, 1972 and 12:00 am on November 14, 1972.
- 224-009 7:41 PM · 2 min — Manolo Sanchez and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:41 pm on November 13, 1972 and 9:36 am on November 14, 1972.
- 153-004 9:00 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:36 am.
- 224-010 9:00 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:36 am.
- 225-006 9:00 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:08 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 224-006, 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/224-006 (accessed September 18, 2026).