Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 229 › Conversation 229-007
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Camp David
Monday, November 20, 1972 · 6:50 PM–7:15 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 15 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with an unknown individual at the Aspen Lodge in Camp David to coordinate dinner arrangements. The discussion focused primarily on the evening meal, specifically the President’s preference for fish. No significant policy or political matters were addressed during this brief interaction.
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NARA Description
On November 20, 1972, 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. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 229-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 229-7
Date: November 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:50 pm and 7:15 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with an unknown man.
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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift]
Dinner
-Fish
[End segment reviewed under deed of gift]
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The unknown man left at unknown time before 7:15 pm.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.
- 229-003 6:49 PM · 11 sec — 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.
- 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.
- 229-015 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 229-007, 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/229-007 (accessed October 9, 2026).