Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 157 › Conversation 157-006
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Family logistics
Wednesday, December 6, 1972 · 3:18 PM–3:25 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 16 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the Camp David operator regarding the arrival schedule of his daughter, Julie Nixon Eisenhower. Following the confirmation that her arrival was delayed until the next day, Nixon requested to be connected to his other daughter, Tricia Nixon Cox. The brief exchange served exclusively to coordinate logistics for family communications and visit planning.
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NARA Description
On December 6, 1972, Camp David operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:18 pm and 3:25 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 157-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 157-6
Date: December 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:18 pm and 3:25 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The Camp David operator talked with the President.
[See also Conversation No. 233-12]
Julie Nixon Eisenhower's location
Request for a call to Tricia Nixon CoxAlso recorded on December 6, 1972
- 157-005 3:18 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:18 pm and 3:25 pm.
- 233-011 3:18 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:18 pm and 3:25 pm.
- 233-012 3:18 PM · 12 sec — Camp David operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:18 pm and 3:25 pm.
- 157-007 3:25 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David from 3:25 pm to 3:31 pm.
- 233-013 3:25 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 3:25 pm to 3:31 pm.
- 157-008 3:31 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 4:40 pm.
- 157-009 3:31 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 4:40 pm.
- 157-010 3:31 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 4:40 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 157-006, December 6, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/157-006 (accessed October 10, 2026).