Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 225 › Conversation 225-013

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Camp David and Oval Office

Wednesday, November 15, 1972 · 9:14 AM–9:50 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation225-013 on Tape 225StartWednesday, November 15, 1972 at 9:14 AMEndWednesday, November 15, 1972 at 9:50 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 225-013 ↗

President Nixon met with an unidentified individual at the Aspen Lodge in Camp David to facilitate the delivery of recorded messages to the Oval Office. The brief session concluded when the guest departed prior to 9:50 am. The discussion appears to have been strictly administrative, focusing on the logistical handling of these sensitive communications.

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On November 15, 1972, 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. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 225-013 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 225-13

Date: November 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:14 am and 9:50 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with an unknown person.

       Taped messages
            -Delivery to the Oval Office [?]

The unknown person left at an unknown time before 9:50 am
  • 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.
  • 225-012 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.
  • 225-014 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.

Conversation 225-013, 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/225-013 (accessed October 9, 2026).