Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 158 › Conversation 158-021

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Stephen B. Bull and Camp David

Friday, December 29, 1972 · 5:06 PM–5:12 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation158-021 on Tape 158StartFriday, December 29, 1972 at 5:06 PMEndFriday, December 29, 1972 at 5:12 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 158-021 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate administrative communication while at the retreat. He specifically requested that a telephone call be placed to his aide, Stephen B. Bull. This brief exchange served as a logistical step to coordinate staff connectivity during the President's stay.

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NARA Description

On December 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:06 pm and 5:12 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 158-021 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 158-21

Date: December 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:06 pm and 5:12 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                             Conversation No. 158-21 (cont’d)

[See Conversation No. 237-28]

       Request for a call to Stephen B. Bull

Also recorded on December 29, 1972

  • 158-019 5:03 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 5:03 pm.
  • 237-025 5:03 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 5:03 pm.
  • 158-020 5:06 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 5:06 pm.
  • 237-026 5:06 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 5:06 pm.
  • 237-027 5:06 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:06 pm and 5:12 pm.
  • 237-028 5:06 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:06 pm and 5:12 pm.
  • 158-022 5:12 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at Camp David from 5:12 pm to 5:15 pm.
  • 237-029 5:12 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 5:12 pm to 5:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 158-021, 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/158-021 (accessed October 11, 2026).