Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 153 › Conversation 153-008
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Henry M. Jackson
Tuesday, November 14, 1972 · 10:04 AM–11:36 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 25 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the Camp David operator to facilitate an urgent telephone call to Senator Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson, who was currently traveling in Tel Aviv. The President emphasized his availability to receive the call at any time, signaling an intent to communicate with the Senator regarding pressing legislative or foreign policy matters. The conversation was limited to the technical coordination required to establish this international connection.
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NARA Description
On November 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:04 am and 11:36 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 153-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 153-8
Date: November 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:04 am and 11:36 am
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 224-15C]
Request for a call to Henry M. (“Scoop”) Jackson of Washington
-Location
-Tel AvivAlso recorded on November 14, 1972
- 153-006 9:54 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:54 am.
- 224-012 9:54 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 9:54 am.
- 224-013 9:54 AM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 10:02 am.
- 153-007 10:02 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Mamie G. Eisenhower talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:02 am to 10:04 am.
- 224-014 10:02 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Mamie G. Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:02 am to 10:04 am.
- 183-001 10:04 AM · 49 sec — John D. Ehrlichman, Camp David operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:04 am and 11:36 am.
- 183-002 10:04 AM · 1 min — John D. Ehrlichman and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:04 am and 11:36 am.
- 224-015 10:04 AM — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, unknown person(s), Camp David operator, Ronald L. Ziegler, Alexander P. Butterfield, and Henry M. ("Scoop") Jackson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:04 am to 12:40 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 153-008, November 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/153-008 (accessed October 8, 2026).