Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 226 › Conversation 226-016
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David operations
Friday, November 17, 1972 · 6:24 PM–8:33 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon requested that the Camp David operator connect him with Mr. Haller. This interaction was purely functional, serving as a brief administrative request to facilitate a phone communication. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this short exchange.
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NARA Description
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 6:24 pm and 8:33 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 226-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 226-16
Date: November 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:24pm and 8:33 pm
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 226-16 (cont’d)
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 153-49]Also recorded on November 17, 1972
- 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.
- 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.
- 226-014 1:15 PM · 10 sec — 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.
- 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.
- 153-048 6:20 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 6:20 pm to 6:24 pm.
- 226-015 6:20 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 6:20 pm to 6:24 pm.
- 153-049 6:24 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:24 pm and 8:33 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 226-016, November 17, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/226-016 (accessed October 9, 2026).