Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 155 › Conversation 155-028
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Rose Mary Woods
Wednesday, November 22, 1972 · 8:20 AM–10:52 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to request a telephone connection with his personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods. The brief interaction served as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication with a key member of his staff. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief bridge to the requested party.
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NARA Description
On November 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:20 am and 10:52 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 155-028 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 155-28
Date: November 22, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:20 am and 10:52 am
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 230-11]
Request for a call to Rose Mary WoodsAlso recorded on November 22, 1972
- 230-002 7:58 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:58 pm on November 21, 1972 and 10:52 am on November 22, 1972.
- 230-003 7:58 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:58 pm on November 21, 1972 and 10:52 am on November 22, 1972.
- 230-011 8:20 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:20 am and 10:52 am.
- 155-029 10:52 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:52 am to 10:56 am.
- 230-012 10:52 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:52 am to 10:56 am.
- 155-030 10:56 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:56 am and 7:04 pm.
- 155-032 10:56 AM · 6 sec — unknown person(s) and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:56 am and 7:04 pm.
- 230-013 10:56 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:56 am and 7:04 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 155-028, November 22, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/155-028 (accessed October 9, 2026).