Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 237 › Conversation 237-032

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David operations

Friday, December 29, 1972 · 5:40 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 36 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation237-032 on Tape 237StartFriday, December 29, 1972 at 5:40 PMEndFriday, December 29, 1972 at 5:40 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 237-032 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon coordinated with the Camp David operator to schedule upcoming telephone calls. They agreed to place these specific calls at 6:30 p.m., approximately 45 minutes after the conclusion of their discussion. The brief interaction served purely as a logistical arrangement for the President's evening communications.

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You call it.
So.
Well, I'll tell you how.
I'll try.
Approximately 45 minutes.
Well, it's 20 minutes to 6 now.
I'll call both at 6.30.

NARA Description

On December 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 5:40 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 237-032 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 237-32

Date: December 29, 1972
Time: 5:40 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 158-25]
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Also recorded on December 29, 1972

  • 158-022 5:12 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at Camp David from 5:12 pm to 5:15 pm.
  • 158-023 5:15 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 5:20 pm.
  • 237-052 5:15 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 5:20 pm.
  • 158-024 5:20 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 5:20 pm to 5:32 pm.
  • 237-030 5:20 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 5:20 pm to 5:32 pm.
  • 237-031 5:32 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:32 pm and 6:00 pm.
  • 158-025 5:40 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 5:40 pm.
  • 237-033 5:40 PM · 37 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:40 pm and 6:28 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 237-032, December 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/237-032 (accessed October 1, 2026).