Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 225 › Conversation 225-005
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Memorandum for the file
Tuesday, November 14, 1972 · 7:42 PM–8:54 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon dictates a memorandum for the file during his time at Camp David. The primary purpose of the recording is to document administrative or political matters involving Patrick J. Buchanan. No further substantive policy discussions are captured in this brief segment.
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NARA Description
On November 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:42 pm and 8:54 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 225-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 225-5
Date: November 14, 1972
Time: Unknown time between 7:42 pm and 8:54 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President dictated a memorandum for the file.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
[Testing machine]
Memorandum
-Introduction
-3-
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 225-5 (cont’d)
-Patrick J. Buchanan
-Date
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
*****************************************************************Also recorded on November 15, 1972
- 153-026 7:34 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 7:34 pm to 7:42 pm.
- 225-004 7:34 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 7:34 pm to 7:42 pm.
- 153-027 9:00 AM · 13 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 9:08 am.
- 225-007 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 9:08 am.
- 225-008 9:00 AM · 10 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.
- 153-028 9:08 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:08 am to 9:14 am.
- 225-009 9:08 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:08 am to 9:14 am.
- 225-010 9:14 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 9:50 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 225-005, November 15, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/225-005 (accessed October 9, 2026).