Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 151 › Conversation 151-001
Hirsch & Camp David Operator on Camp David and Telecommunications
Friday, October 20, 1972 · 5:06 PM–4:30 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 46 sec
AI Summary
William Hirsch coordinates with the Camp David operator and Mr. Harris to facilitate communications infrastructure improvements at the retreat. The discussion focuses on the logistical requirement for a telephone with an extra-long cord to serve the Aspen and Dogwood cabins. Hirsch further arranges for a follow-up assessment regarding the installation of additional phone jacks to improve connectivity.
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NARA Description
William Hirsch, Camp David operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 5:06 pm on October 20, 1972 and 4:30 pm on October 21, 1972. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 151-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 151-1
Date: Unknown between October 20 and 21, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:06 pm, October 20 and 4:30 pm, October 21, 1972
Location: Camp David Study Table
William Hirsch talked with the Camp David operator.
Schedule
-[First name unknown] Sisco
-[First name unknown] Harris
-Request for call
Hirsch talked with Harris at an unknown time between 5:06 pm, October 20 and 11:36 am,
October 22, 1972.
Telephone cord
-Aspen Cabin, Dogwood CabinAlso recorded on October 20, 1972
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 151-001, October 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/151-001 (accessed October 10, 2026).