Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 237 › Conversation 237-025

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Colonel Kennedy

Friday, December 29, 1972 · 5:03 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 10 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation237-025 on Tape 237StartFriday, December 29, 1972 at 5:03 PMEndFriday, December 29, 1972 at 5:03 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 237-025 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief communication through the Camp David operator to establish a connection with Colonel Kennedy. The exchange serves as a logistical bridge to facilitate a direct conversation between the President and the Colonel. No further substantive policy matters or decisions are addressed in this short administrative interaction.

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Colonel Kennedy, please.

NARA Description

On December 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 5:03 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 237-025 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 237-25

Date: December 29, 1972
Time: 5:03 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 158-19]
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Also recorded on December 29, 1972

  • 158-019 5:03 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 5:03 pm.
  • 158-020 5:06 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 5:06 pm.
  • 158-021 5:06 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:06 pm and 5:12 pm.
  • 237-026 5:06 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 5:06 pm.
  • 237-027 5:06 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:06 pm and 5:12 pm.
  • 237-028 5:06 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:06 pm and 5:12 pm.
  • 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.
  • 237-029 5:12 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 5:12 pm to 5:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 237-025, 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/237-025 (accessed October 14, 2026).