Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 233 › Conversation 233-020
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Colonel Kennedy
Wednesday, December 6, 1972 · 3:31 PM–4:40 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief communication through the Camp David operator to establish a connection with Colonel Kennedy. This administrative exchange serves the primary purpose of facilitating a specific phone call for the President. No further policy discussions or substantive developments occur during this brief interaction.
- Presidential Communications
- Camp David
- Logistics
- Colonel Kennedy
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NARA Description
On December 6, 1972, 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. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 233-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 233-020
Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542
Date: December 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:31 pm and 4:40 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 157-15]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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 233-020, 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/233-020 (accessed October 16, 2026).