Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 226 › Conversation 226-021

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Telecommunications

Friday, November 17, 1972 · 8:47 PM–8:53 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation226-021 on Tape 226StartFriday, November 17, 1972 at 8:47 PMEndFriday, November 17, 1972 at 8:53 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 226-021 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief request for the Camp David operator to establish a telephone connection. The conversation centers on the operator informing the President that the intended recipient of the call is currently located in Los Angeles. This interaction serves as a functional logistics check to facilitate communication with a specific individual.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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Call me.
He's in Los Angeles.

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 8:47 pm and 8:53 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 226-021 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 226-21

Date: November 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:47 pm and 8:53 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 153-54]

Also recorded on November 18, 1972

  • 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.
  • 153-055 8:53 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Paul W. Keyes talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:53 pm to 8:56 pm.
  • 226-022 8:53 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Paul W. Keyes met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:53 pm to 8:56 pm.
  • 153-056 8:56 PM · 18 sec — Camp David operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:56 pm and 11:59 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 226-021, 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/226-021 (accessed October 9, 2026).