Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 158 › Conversation 158-031
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on U. Alexis Johnson and Diplomacy
Friday, December 29, 1972 · 6:52 PM–7:02 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 22 sec
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On December 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:52 pm and 7:02 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 158-031 of the White House Tapes.
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Conversation No. 158-31
Date: December 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:52 pm and 7:02 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 237-39]
Request for a call to U. Alexis Johnson
-Johnson’s identity
-[Under] Secretary of StateTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on December 29, 1972
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- 158-028 6:49 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy talked on the telephone at Camp David from 6:49 pm to 6:52 pm.
- 237-036 6:49 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 6:49 pm to 6:52 pm.
- 158-029 6:52 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 6:52 pm.
- 158-030 6:52 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 6:52 pm.
- 237-037 6:52 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 6:52 pm.
- 237-038 6:52 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 6:52 pm.
- 237-039 6:52 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:52 pm and 7:02 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 158-031, December 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 648452583). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/158-031 (accessed November 1, 2026).