Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 226 › Conversation 226-018

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Travis McKee

Friday, November 17, 1972 · 8:35 PM–8:40 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation226-018 on Tape 226StartFriday, November 17, 1972 at 8:35 PMEndFriday, November 17, 1972 at 8:40 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 226-018 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief communication via the Camp David operator to request a phone connection with Travis McKee. This interaction serves purely as a functional attempt to place an outgoing call from the Aspen Lodge. No substantive policy matters or strategic discussions occurred during this brief exchange.

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Travis McKee, please.

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 8:35 pm and 8:40 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 226-018 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 226-18

Date: November 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:35 pm and 8:40 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 153-51]

Also recorded on November 18, 1972

  • 153-050 8:33 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:33 pm to 8:35 pm.
  • 226-017 8:33 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:33 pm to 8:35 pm.
  • 153-051 8:35 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:35 pm and 8:40 pm.
  • 153-052 8:40 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Patricia B. McKee talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:40 pm to 8:41 pm.
  • 226-019 8:40 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Patricia B. McKee met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:40 pm to 8:41 pm.
  • 153-053 8:47 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 8:47 pm.
  • 153-054 8:47 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:47 pm and 8:53 pm.
  • 226-020 8:47 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 8:47 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 226-018, November 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/226-018 (accessed October 9, 2026).