Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 155 › Conversation 155-011
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Camp David and Thanksgiving
Monday, November 20, 1972 · 9:09 AM–10:53 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the White House operator in an attempt to place a telephone call while at Camp David. The exchange includes background audio of H. R. Haldeman and Ronald Ziegler discussing logistics regarding a scheduled Thanksgiving party. The interaction concludes without the successful completion of the intended call.
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NARA Description
On November 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:09 am and 10:53 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 155-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 155-11
Date: November 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:09 am and 10:53 am
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President attempted to place a call with the White House operator.
H. R.(“Bob”) Haldeman and Ronald L. Ziegler can be heard in the background.
Thanksgiving party
[Aborted telephone call]Also recorded on November 20, 1972
- 155-005 8:00 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:00 am and 8:36 am.
- 155-006 8:00 AM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:00 am and 8:36 am.
- 155-007 8:36 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Claudia Val talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:36 am to 8:41 am.
- 155-008 8:41 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:41 am and 8:46 am.
- 155-009 8:46 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:46 am to 8:50 am.
- 155-010 9:05 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:05 am to 9:09 am.
- 228-001 9:09 AM · 1 hr 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Manolo Sanchez, Ronald L. Ziegler, Camp David operator, and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:09 am and 11:16 am.
- 155-012 10:53 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:53 am and 11:10 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 155-011, November 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/155-011 (accessed October 9, 2026).