Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 230 › Conversation 230-003

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Camp David

Tuesday, November 21, 1972 · 7:58 PM–10:52 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation230-003 on Tape 230StartTuesday, November 21, 1972 at 7:58 PMEndWednesday, November 22, 1972 at 10:52 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 230-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Richard M. Nixon held an informal meeting with an unidentified individual at the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David. Due to the lack of an available transcript, the specific subject matter and any potential decisions resulting from this encounter remain historically undocumented. The interaction serves as an example of private, unrecorded deliberation occurring during the President's stay at the retreat.

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NARA Description

President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:58 pm on November 21, 1972 and 10:52 am on November 22, 1972. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 230-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 230-3

Date: November 21 or 22, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:58 pm, November 21, 1972 and 10:52 am, November 22, 1972
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with an unknown man.

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The unknown man left at an unknown time before 10:52 am, November 22, 1972

Also recorded on November 22, 1972

  • 230-002 7:58 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:58 pm on November 21, 1972 and 10:52 am on November 22, 1972.
  • 230-004 7:58 PM · 5 min — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and United States Secret Service agents met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:58 pm on November 21, 1972 and 10:52 am on November 22, 1972.
  • 230-005 7:58 PM · 13 sec — Unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:58 pm on November 21, 1972 and 10:52 am on November 22, 1972.
  • 230-006 7:58 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:58 pm on November 21, 1972 and 10:52 am on November 22, 1972.
  • 230-007 7:58 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:58 pm on November 21, 1972 and 10:52 am on November 22, 1972.
  • 230-008 7:58 PM · 14 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:58 pm on November 21, 1972 and 10:52 am on November 22, 1972.
  • 230-009 7:58 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:58 pm on November 21, 1972 and 10:52 am on November 22, 1972.
  • 230-010 7:58 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:58 pm on November 21, 1972 and 10:52 am on November 22, 1972.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 230-003, November 22, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/230-003 (accessed October 9, 2026).