Nixon White House TapesTape 232 › Conversation 232-009

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David

Wednesday, November 29, 1972 · 10:10 AM–1:47 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation232-009 on Tape 232StartWednesday, November 29, 1972 at 10:10 AMEndWednesday, November 29, 1972 at 1:47 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 232-009 ↗

President Nixon held a brief exchange with the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge to address logistical or communications needs. The interaction primarily focused on routine administrative support required during the President's stay at the retreat. No significant policy decisions or substantive political developments resulted from this brief communication.

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On November 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 1:47 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 232-009 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 232-9

Date: November 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:10 am and 1:47 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 156-17]
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
  • 156-012 10:10 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 1:47 pm.
  • 156-013 10:10 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 1:47 pm.
  • 156-014 10:10 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 1:47 pm.
  • 156-015 10:10 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 1:47 pm.
  • 156-016 10:10 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George H. W. Bush talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 1:47 pm.
  • 156-017 10:10 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 1:47 pm.
  • 156-018 10:10 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 1:47 pm.
  • 156-020 10:10 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 1:47 pm.

Conversation 232-009, November 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/232-009 (accessed September 18, 2026).