Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 158 › Conversation 158-012

Nixon phone call with Larzelere on Camp David and Raymond K. Price, Jr.

Friday, December 29, 1972 · 11:53 AM–11:54 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 53 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Larzelere, Alexander R. (Cmdr.)Conversation158-012 on Tape 158StartFriday, December 29, 1972 at 11:53 AMEndFriday, December 29, 1972 at 11:54 AMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 158-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with Commander Alexander R. Larzelere regarding the logistical arrangements and housing assignments for upcoming visitors at Camp David. The conversation focused on coordinating the arrival and accommodations for staff member Raymond K. Price, Jr. and the travel schedule for Tricia Nixon Cox regarding her planned trip to the Soviet Union. The primary objective was to ensure proper oversight of personnel movements and facility usage during the holiday period.

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Yes sir?

Yes sir, do you have a flight staff or wait flight to see who you have?

Yes sir, yes sir.

Thank you buddy, thank you buddy.

I don't have that information, I just drive myself into my right hand player.

Yeah, I don't have that information.

I want to keep the key person in the player.

Alright.

Thank you.

You can put him in the driver's seat.

Okay, fine.

Yeah, that's what it is.

I think it's different.

And, uh, you find out something, uh, for sure, it's going to be a weapon.

NARA Description

On December 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Cmdr. Alexander R. Larzelere talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:53 am to 11:54 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 158-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 158-12

Date: December 29, 1972
Time: 11:53 am - 11:54 am
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with Cdr. Alexander R. Larzelere.

[See Conversation No. 237-16]

       Raymond K. Price, Jr.’s schedule
           -Arrival at Camp David
                 -Accommodations
                        -Birch Lodge
                        -Dogwood Lodge

       Tricia Nixon Cox’s schedule
             -Trip to the Soviet Union

Also recorded on December 29, 1972

158-010 11:46 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:46 am and 11:53 am.
158-011 11:46 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:46 am and 11:53 am.
237-015 11:46 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:46 am and 11:53 am.
237-016 11:53 AM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Cmdr. Alexander R. Larzelere met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:53 am to 11:54 am.
158-013 11:55 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:55 am to 11:59 am.
237-017 11:55 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:55 am to 11:59 am.
158-014 11:59 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:59 am and 12:01 pm.
237-018 11:59 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:59 am and 12:01 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 158-012, December 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/158-012 (accessed October 11, 2026).