Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 243 › Conversation 243-005
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Communications
Saturday, February 24, 1973 · 8:55 AM–8:56 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 19 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon communicated with a Camp David operator to facilitate a telephonic connection. This brief exchange served an administrative function to assist the President in initiating a call while stationed at the Aspen Lodge. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this interaction.
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NARA Description
On February 24, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:55 am to 8:56 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 243-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 243-5
Date: February 24, 1973
Time: 8:55 pm – 8:56 pm
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 243-13 (cont’d)
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 162-4]Also recorded on February 24, 1973
- 243-006 8:56 AM · 29 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, unknown person(s), President Richard M. Nixon, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:56 am and 1:36 pm.
- 162-005 1:36 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 1:36 pm.
- 162-006 1:36 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:36 pm and 6:10 pm.
- 162-008 1:36 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:36 pm and 6:10 pm.
- 243-007 1:36 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 1:36 pm.
- 243-008 1:36 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William Hirsch met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:36 pm and 1:45 pm.
- 243-009 1:36 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:36 pm and 1:45 pm.
- 243-010 1:45 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:45 pm and 4:57 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 243-005, February 24, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/243-005 (accessed October 8, 2026).