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Hirsch & Camp David Operator on Camp David and Time synchronization

Sunday, October 22, 1972 · 11:47 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 14 sec

ParticipantsHirsch, William; Camp David OperatorConversation151-012 on Tape 151StartSunday, October 22, 1972 at 11:47 AMEndSunday, October 22, 1972 at 11:47 AMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 151-012 ↗

AI Summary

William Hirsch contacted the Camp David operator to verify the current time. This brief exchange served exclusively as a routine time check for the caller. No other substantive topics or policy discussions were addressed during the interaction.

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Yeah, it's Hirsch.
Can I have the correct time, please?
The correct time is 11.47.
Thank you.
You're welcome.

NARA Description

On October 22, 1972, William Hirsch and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 11:47 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 151-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 151-12

Date: October 22, 1972
Time: 11:47 am
Location: Camp David Study Table

William Hirsch talked with the Camp David operator.

        Time check

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  • 223-021 11:36 AM · 48 sec — William Hirsch and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:36 am and 11:47 am.
  • 370-026 12:15 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:15 pm and 12:45 pm.
  • 370-027 12:45 PM · 43 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 12:45 pm to 1:05 pm.
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Cite this conversation

Conversation 151-012, October 22, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/151-012 (accessed October 5, 2026).