Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 153 › Conversation 153-057

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Ronald Ziegler and Camp David

Saturday, November 18, 1972 · 7:45 AM–9:39 AM ET · Camp David Study Table ·14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Camp David OperatorConversation153-057 onTape 153StartSaturday, November 18, 1972 at 7:45 AMEndSaturday, November 18, 1972 at 9:39 AMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 153-057 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an outgoing call to Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The conversation was strictly administrative, serving solely as a request to connect with a senior staff member. No policy matters or further substantive discussions were conducted during this brief exchange.

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Yes, please.
Two seconds, please.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On November 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:45 am and 9:39 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 153-057 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 153-57

Date: November 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:45 am and 9:39 am
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 226-30]

       Request for a call to Ronald L. Ziegler

Also recorded on November 18, 1972

  • 226-024 7:45 AM · 17 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:45 am and 9:39 am.
  • 226-025 7:45 AM · 35 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:45 am and 9:39 am.
  • 226-026 7:45 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:45 am and 9:39 am.
  • 226-027 7:45 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:45 am and 9:39 am.
  • 226-028 7:45 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:45 am and 9:39 am.
  • 226-029 7:45 AM · 42 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:45 am and 9:39 am.
  • 226-030 7:45 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:45 am and 9:39 am.
  • 153-058 9:39 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:39 am to 9:57 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 153-057, November 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/153-057 (accessed September 18, 2026).