Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 153 › Conversation 153-051

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Communication logistics

Friday, November 17, 1972 · 8:35 PM–8:40 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation153-051 on Tape 153StartFriday, November 17, 1972 at 8:35 PMEndFriday, November 17, 1972 at 8:40 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 153-051 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to request a telephone connection with Patricia B. McKee. The brief communication served solely as a logistical instruction to facilitate this personal or professional call. No other substantive policy or political matters were discussed during this exchange.

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Yeah, thanks.
Yeah, thanks.
You drive Miss McKee, please.
Thank you, sir.

NARA Description

On November 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:35 pm and 8:40 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 153-051 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 153-51

Date: November 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:35 pm and 8:40 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 226-18]

       Request for a call to Patricia B. McKee

Also recorded on November 18, 1972

  • 153-050 8:33 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:33 pm to 8:35 pm.
  • 226-017 8:33 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:33 pm to 8:35 pm.
  • 226-018 8:35 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:35 pm and 8:40 pm.
  • 153-052 8:40 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Patricia B. McKee talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:40 pm to 8:41 pm.
  • 226-019 8:40 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Patricia B. McKee met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:40 pm to 8:41 pm.
  • 153-053 8:47 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 8:47 pm.
  • 153-054 8:47 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:47 pm and 8:53 pm.
  • 226-020 8:47 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 8:47 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 153-051, November 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/153-051 (accessed October 9, 2026).