Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 156 › Conversation 156-004

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Personal call

Monday, November 27, 1972 · 11:20 AM–12:05 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation156-004 on Tape 156StartMonday, November 27, 1972 at 11:20 AMEndMonday, November 27, 1972 at 12:05 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 156-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a personal phone call to his daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox. The interaction served as a brief administrative request to connect the President with his daughter. No substantive policy matters or political issues were addressed during this exchange.

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Uh, Tricia, please.
Yes, thank you.

NARA Description

On November 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 12:05 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 156-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 156-4

Date: November 27, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:20 am and 12:05 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 231-4]

       Request for a call to Tricia Nixon Cox
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Also recorded on November 27, 1972

  • 156-005 11:20 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 12:05 pm.
  • 156-006 11:20 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 3:03 pm.
  • 231-004 11:20 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 12:05 pm.
  • 231-005 11:20 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 12:05 pm.
  • 231-006 11:20 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John V. Brennan, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 12:05 pm.
  • 231-007 11:20 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 12:05 pm.
  • 231-008 11:20 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John V. Brennan met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 12:05 pm.
  • 231-018 11:20 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 12:05 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 156-004, November 27, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/156-004 (accessed October 10, 2026).