Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 225 › Conversation 225-010
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Richard B. Ogilvie
Wednesday, November 15, 1972 · 9:14 AM–9:50 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 3 min
AI Summary
President Nixon dictated a letter to Elizabeth Ogilvie to offer consolation regarding her father Richard B. Ogilvie’s recent electoral defeat. Nixon reflected on the nature of public service and shared personal anecdotes about his daughters' reactions to his own political losses in 1960 and 1962. The conversation served as a moment of empathetic outreach, aiming to frame electoral setbacks within the context of a long-term career in public office.
- Richard B. Ogilvie
- 1972 election
- Public service
- Political defeat
- Nixon family
- Correspondence
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NARA Description
On November 15, 1972, 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. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 225-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 225-10
Date: November 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:14 am and 9:50 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President dictated a letter to Elizabeth Ogilvie.
1972 election
-Ogilvie’s congratulatory letter to the President
-Richard B. Ogilvie’s defeat
-Public service
-1960 and 1962 elections
-Tricia Nixon Cox, Julie Nixon Eisenhower
-Reaction
-Richard Ogilvie’s political future
The President replayed portions of the dictated message.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 225-10 (cont’d)
The President resumed dictation.
Richard Ogilvie’s political future
The President replayed portions of the dictated message.
The President resumed dictation.Also recorded on November 15, 1972
- 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.
- 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.
- 225-011 9:14 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John V. Brennan met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 9:50 am.
- 225-012 9:14 AM · 1 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.
- 225-013 9:14 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 9:50 am.
- 225-014 9:14 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 9:50 am.
- 225-015 9:14 AM · 2 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 225-010, 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/225-010 (accessed October 9, 2026).