Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 155 › Conversation 155-020

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Personal communication

Monday, November 20, 1972 · 6:29 PM–6:49 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation155-020 on Tape 155StartMonday, November 20, 1972 at 6:29 PMEndMonday, November 20, 1972 at 6:49 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 155-020 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a personal telephone call to his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox. The interaction was brief and served solely as a logistical request for the operator to connect him. No other administrative or political business was conducted during this exchange.

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Yes, please.
Thank you, Mr. President.

NARA Description

On November 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:29 pm and 6:49 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 155-020 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 155-20

Date: November 20, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:29 pm and 6:49 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 229-3]

       Request for a call to Tricia Nixon Cox

Also recorded on November 20, 1972

  • 229-001 6:22 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:22 pm and 6:29 pm.
  • 229-002 6:29 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:29 pm and 6:49 pm.
  • 155-021 6:49 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at Camp David from 6:49 pm to 6:50 pm.
  • 229-003 6:49 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 6:49 pm to 6:50 pm.
  • 229-004 6:50 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 9:00 pm.
  • 229-005 6:50 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 9:00 pm.
  • 229-007 6:50 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:15 pm.
  • 229-015 6:50 PM · 12 sec — unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 155-020, 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/155-020 (accessed October 9, 2026).