Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 157 › Conversation 157-023
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Raymond K. Price, Jr.
Thursday, December 7, 1972 · 9:12 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 15 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with a Camp David operator to determine the current location of aide Raymond K. Price, Jr. After learning that staff had been unable to reach Price, the President issued a direct order to cancel his meeting scheduled for the following day. This brief exchange reflects the President's administrative management of his schedule while at Camp David.
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NARA Description
On December 7, 1972, Camp David operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:12 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 157-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 157-23
Date: December 7, 1972
Time: 9:12 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The Camp David operator talked with the President.
[See Conversation No. 234-15A]
Raymond K. Price, Jr.’s location
-Call back instructions
-December 8, 1972
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on December 8, 1972
- 157-022 9:04 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:04 pm.
- 234-012 9:04 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 9:04 pm.
- 234-013 9:04 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:04 pm and 9:12 pm.
- 234-014 9:04 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:04 pm and 9:12 pm.
- 234-015 9:04 PM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:04 pm and 9:12 pm.
- 157-024 12:05 PM · 3 min — George P. Shultz, Camp David operator, and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:05 pm and 1:12 pm.
- 234-016 12:05 PM · 21 sec — George P. Shultz and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:05 pm and 1:12 pm.
- 234-017 12:05 PM · 3 min — John D. Ehrlichman and George P. Shultz met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:05 pm and 1:12 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 157-023, December 8, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/157-023 (accessed October 10, 2026).