Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 144 › Conversation 144-003

Hirsch & Camp David Operator on Camp David and Communication

Tuesday, September 19, 1972 · 8:10 PM–7:10 PM ET · Camp David Study Table ·10 sec

ParticipantsHirsch, William; Camp David OperatorConversation144-003 onTape 144StartTuesday, September 19, 1972 at 8:10 PMEndWednesday, September 20, 1972 at 7:10 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 144-003 ↗

AI Summary

William Hirsch contacted the Camp David operator to provide an update regarding his location and schedule. He informed the operator that he would be utilizing the facility for a brief period of five to ten minutes. This routine communication served to coordinate his presence at the presidential retreat.

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It's Hershey.

I'll be in here for about 5-10 minutes.

Okay Bill.

Thanks.

Thank you.

NARA Description

William Hirsch and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 8:10 pm on September 19, 1972 and 7:10 pm on September 20, 1972. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 144-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 144-3

Date: Unknown between September 19-20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:10 pm, September 19 and 7:10 pm, September 20, 1972
Location: Camp David Study Table

William Hirsch talked with the Camp David operator.

            Location of Hirsch
                -Length of stay

Also recorded on September 20, 1972

144-004 8:10 PM · 27 sec — Edward R. F. Cox and Allen C. Hall talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 8:10 pm on September 19, 1972 and 7:10 pm on September 20, 1972.
212-005 8:10 PM · 9 sec — William Hirsch and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 8:10 pm on September 19, 1972 and 7:10 pm on September 20, 1972.
212-006 8:10 PM · 13 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 8:10 pm on September 19, 1972 and 7:10 pm on September 20, 1972.
212-007 8:10 PM · 13 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 8:10 pm on September 19, 1972 and 7:10 pm on September 20, 1972.
212-008 8:10 PM · 13 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower, unknown person(s), and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 8:10 pm on September 19, 1972 and 7:10 pm on September 20, 1972.
212-009 8:10 PM · 15 sec — Edward R. F. Cox, Camp David operator, and Allen C. Hall met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 8:10 pm on September 19, 1972 and 7:10 pm on September 20, 1972.
030-009 7:46 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:46 pm and 8:03 pm.

Cite this conversation

Conversation 144-003, September 20, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/144-003 (accessed September 18, 2026).