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Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David

Tuesday, November 14, 1972 · 3:23 PM–7:34 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation225-003 on Tape 225StartTuesday, November 14, 1972 at 3:23 PMEndTuesday, November 14, 1972 at 7:34 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 225-003 ↗

President Nixon held a brief, routine communication with the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge study. The exchange was limited to standard operational inquiries and logistical coordination. No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions were recorded during this brief interaction.

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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 3:23 pm and 7:34 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 225-003 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 225-3

Date: November 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:23 pm and 7:34 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 153-25]
  • 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.
  • 153-025 3:23 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:23 pm and 7:34 pm.
  • 225-001 3:23 PM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John V. Brennan met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:23 pm and 4:15 pm.
  • 225-002 3:23 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:23 pm and 7:34 pm.

Conversation 225-003, 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/225-003 (accessed October 12, 2026).