Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 229 › Conversation 229-008
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Telecommunications
Tuesday, November 21, 1972 · 9:10 AM–9:24 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge to manage internal communications. The brief interaction focused on facilitating an outgoing telephone connection. No significant policy decisions or substantive political discussions occurred during this exchange.
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NARA Description
On November 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 9:24 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 229-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 229-8
Date: November 21, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:10 am and 9:24 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 155-22]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on November 21, 1972
- 155-022 9:10 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 9:24 am.
- 229-009 9:10 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:10 am and 9:24 am.
- 155-023 9:24 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:24 am to 9:25 am.
- 229-010 9:24 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:24 am to 9:25 am.
- 155-024 9:25 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:25 am and 9:28 am.
- 229-011 9:25 AM · 1 hr 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Camp David operator, Rose Mary Woods, John V. Brennan, and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:25 am and 10:35 am.
- 155-025 9:28 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:28 am to 9:32 am.
- 183-003 9:33 AM · 1 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Camp David operator, and Lawrence M. Higby talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:33 am and 4:41 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 229-008, November 21, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/229-008 (accessed October 9, 2026).