Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 229 › Conversation 229-003
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Telecommunications
Monday, November 20, 1972 · 6:49 PM–6:50 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a brief administrative exchange. The conversation served as a routine communication to assist the President with telephonic connectivity while stationed at the Aspen Lodge. No substantive policy matters or major political decisions were addressed during this short interaction.
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NARA Description
On November 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 6:49 pm to 6:50 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 229-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 229-3 Date: November 20, 1972 Time: Unknown between 6:29 pm and 6:49 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 155-20]
Also recorded on November 20, 1972
- 229-001 6:22 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:22 pm and 6:29 pm.
- 155-020 6:29 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:29 pm and 6:49 pm.
- 229-002 6:29 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:29 pm and 6:49 pm.
- 155-021 6:49 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at Camp David from 6:49 pm to 6:50 pm.
- 229-004 6:50 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 9:00 pm.
- 229-005 6:50 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 9:00 pm.
- 229-007 6:50 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:15 pm.
- 229-015 6:50 PM · 12 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:15 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 229-003, November 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/229-003 (accessed October 9, 2026).