Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 158 › Conversation 158-041

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Alexander R. Larzelere

Saturday, December 30, 1972 · 11:42 AM–11:51 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 15 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation158-041 on Tape 158StartSaturday, December 30, 1972 at 11:42 AMEndSaturday, December 30, 1972 at 11:51 AMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 158-041 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone call to Commander Alexander R. Larzelere, one of his military aides. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step to reach a member of the President's personal military staff. No substantive policy discussions or complex decision-making occurred during this communication.

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NARA Description

On December 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:42 am and 11:51 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 158-041 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 158-41

Date: December 30, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:42 am and 11:51 am
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 238-3]

       Request for a call to Cdr. Alexander R. Larzelere
            -Larzelere’s identity
                   -Military aide

Also recorded on December 30, 1972

  • 238-002 11:42 AM · 27 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:42 am and 11:51 am.
  • 238-003 11:42 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:42 am and 11:51 am.
  • 158-042 11:51 AM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Cmdr. Alexander R. Larzelere talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:51 am to 11:52 am.
  • 238-004 11:51 AM · 59 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Cmdr. Alexander R. Larzelere met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:51 am to 11:52 am.
  • 158-043 11:52 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 11:52 am.
  • 158-044 11:52 AM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Nellie L. Yates talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:52 am to 11:53 am.
  • 238-005 11:52 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 11:52 am.
  • 238-006 11:52 AM · 47 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Nellie L. Yates met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:52 am to 11:53 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 158-041, December 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/158-041 (accessed October 11, 2026).