Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 153 › Conversation 153-054

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Paul W. Keyes

Friday, November 17, 1972 · 8:47 PM–8:53 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 26 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation153-054 on Tape 153StartFriday, November 17, 1972 at 8:47 PMEndFriday, November 17, 1972 at 8:53 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 153-054 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone call to Paul W. Keyes, a television producer and frequent associate. The President requested that the White House operator connect him to Keyes, who was located in Los Angeles at the time. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step to bridge communication between the President and Keyes.

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Trimester Paul Keyes is in Los Angeles.
The White House operator has his number.
All right, sir.
Thank you.

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 8:47 pm and 8:53 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 153-054 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 153-54

Date: November 17, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:47 pm and 8:53 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 226-21]

       Request for a call to Paul W. Keyes
            -Location
                   -Los Angeles
                   -White House operator
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                           Conversation No. 153-53 (cont’d)

Also recorded on November 18, 1972

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 226-021 8:47 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 8:47 pm and 8:53 pm.
  • 153-055 8:53 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Paul W. Keyes talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:53 pm to 8:56 pm.
  • 226-022 8:53 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Paul W. Keyes met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:53 pm to 8:56 pm.
  • 153-056 8:56 PM · 18 sec — Camp David operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:56 pm and 11:59 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 153-054, 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/153-054 (accessed October 23, 2026).