Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 226 › Conversation 226-014

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David

Friday, November 17, 1972 · 1:15 PM–6:20 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation226-014 on Tape 226StartFriday, November 17, 1972 at 1:15 PMEndFriday, November 17, 1972 at 6:20 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 226-014 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 655785287 ↗

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On November 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 6:20 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 226-014 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 226-14

Date: November 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:15 pm and 6:20 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 153-47]

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from all over the space.
  • 153-043 12:50 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:50 pm and 1:04 pm.
  • 153-045 1:04 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 1:04 pm to 1:05 pm.
  • 226-012 1:04 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:04 pm to 1:05 pm.
  • 153-046 1:07 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Bryce N. Harlow talked on the telephone at Camp David from 1:07 pm to 1:15 pm.
  • 226-013 1:07 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Bryce N. Harlow met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:07 pm to 1:15 pm.
  • 153-047 1:15 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 6:20 pm.
  • 226-035 1:15 PM · 1 min — unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 6:20 pm.
  • 226-036 1:15 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 6:20 pm.

Conversation 226-014, November 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 655785287). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/226-014 (accessed November 9, 2026).