Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 226 › Conversation 226-035
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Camp David
Friday, November 17, 1972 · 1:15 PM–6:20 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 1 min
AI Summary
Unnamed individuals met at the Aspen Lodge in Camp David to conduct personal farewells. The participants exchanged brief, informal goodbyes, including a specific reference to a person named Nancy. No substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were addressed during this brief interaction.
- Camp David
- Personal farewells
- Informal meeting
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NARA Description
On November 17, 1972, unknown person(s) 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 226-035 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 226-35
Date: November 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:15 pm and 6:20 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Unknown people met.
Direction
Farewells
Unknown people left an unknown time before 6:20 pm.
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
***************************************************************Also recorded on November 17, 1972
- 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.
- 226-014 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.
- 226-036 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 226-035, 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/226-035 (accessed October 9, 2026).