Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 225 › Conversation 225-012
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Arnaud de Borchgrave
Wednesday, November 15, 1972 · 9:14 AM–9:50 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon dictated a formal letter to journalist Arnaud de Borchgrave in response to correspondence regarding the results of the 1972 presidential election. The President addressed de Borchgrave’s reporting on international affairs and mentioned his anticipation for an upcoming consultation with Henry Kissinger. This dictation served as an official acknowledgement of the journalist's post-election analysis and outreach.
- Arnaud de Borchgrave
- 1972 election
- Correspondence
- Henry Kissinger
- International affairs
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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 225-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 225-12
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 an unknown person.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 225-12 (cont’d)
Letter
-Date
-1972 election
-Defeat
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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The President dictated a letter to Arnaud de Borchgrave at an unknown time between 9:14 am
and 9:50 am.
Letter to de Borchgrave
-De Borchgrave’s letter to the President
-1972 election
-De Borchgrave’s reporting on international affairs
-The President’s forthcoming conversation with Henry A. KissingerAlso 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.
- 225-010 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.
- 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.
- 225-013 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 225-012, 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/225-012 (accessed October 9, 2026).