Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 233 › Conversation 233-017

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Personal identification

Wednesday, December 6, 1972 · 3:31 PM–4:40 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 9 sec

ParticipantsCamp David Operator; Nixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation233-017 on Tape 233StartWednesday, December 6, 1972 at 3:31 PMEndWednesday, December 6, 1972 at 4:40 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 233-017 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with a Camp David operator to verify the familial relationship between two unidentified individuals. This brief inquiry centered on clarifying the status of the pair, specifically whether they were brothers. The interaction concluded after the President received confirmation regarding their sibling status.

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They're both brothers, aren't they?

NARA Description

On December 6, 1972, Camp David operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 4:40 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 233-017 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 233-017
Date: December 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:31 pm and 4:40 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The Camp David operator talked with the President.
[See Conversation No. 157-12]

Also recorded on December 6, 1972

  • 157-008 3:31 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 4:40 pm.
  • 157-009 3:31 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 4:40 pm.
  • 157-010 3:31 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 4:40 pm.
  • 157-012 3:31 PM · 14 sec — Camp David operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 4:40 pm.
  • 157-013 3:31 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 4:40 pm.
  • 157-014 3:31 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 4:40 pm.
  • 157-015 3:31 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 4:40 pm.
  • 233-014 3:31 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 4:40 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 233-017, December 6, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/233-017 (accessed September 18, 2026).