Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 157 › Conversation 157-012
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Melvin R. Laird
Wednesday, December 6, 1972 · 3:31 PM–4:40 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 14 sec
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On December 6, 1972, Camp David operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 4:40 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 157-012 of the White House Tapes.
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Conversation No. 157-12
Date: December 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:31 pm and 4:40 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The Camp David operator talked with the President.
[See Conversation No. 233-17]
Melvin R. Laird and William P. Rogers
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- 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.
- 157-013 3:31 PM · 11 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.
- 157-014 3:31 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 4:40 pm.
- 157-015 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.
- 233-014 3:31 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 4:40 pm.
- 233-015 3:31 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 4:40 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 157-012, December 6, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 648452461). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/157-012 (accessed November 1, 2026).