Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 158 › Conversation 158-044

Nixon phone call with Yates on New Year's celebration

Saturday, December 30, 1972 · 11:52 AM–11:53 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 47 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Yates, Nellie L.Conversation158-044 on Tape 158StartSaturday, December 30, 1972 at 11:52 AMEndSaturday, December 30, 1972 at 11:53 AMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 158-044 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief telephone conversation with Nellie L. Yates to discuss logistical arrangements and scheduling for the First Lady, Pat Nixon. The discussion centered on the First Lady's return to Washington, D.C., and details concerning upcoming New Year's celebrations, including the use of Chinese wine. The call served as a coordination check regarding these holiday social plans.

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Hello.
Good morning, Mr. Edwards.
John, your call, that's yours?
Mr. Edwards and I are calling now.
Did you know that?
Oh, did you?
Did you know that?
Yes.
Oh, the reason I called was because you told me you were staying back.
That's the other thing that I wanted to tell you to keep it to yourself.
It was because I was telling everybody that I'm sorry and that you were leaving home.
Oh, sorry.
Well, Mr. Edwards is up there now.
Can we get through?
Oh, fine.
I'll let him know that.
All right.
Well, have a nice day.
Okay, fine.
I know I had a lot of fun.
Don't worry too much.
I don't know why.

NARA Description

On December 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Nellie L. Yates talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:52 am to 11:53 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 158-044 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 158-44

Date: December 30, 1972
Time: 11:52 am - 11:53 am
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with Nellie L. Yates.

[See Conversation No. 238-6]

       Yates’s location

       Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon’s schedule
            -Return to Washington, DC

       New Year’s celebration
           -Chinese wine
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Also recorded on December 30, 1972

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 158-045 11:53 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:53 am and 11:54 am.
  • 238-007 11:53 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 11:53 am and 11:54 am.
  • 158-046 11:54 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:54 am to 11:56 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 158-044, 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/158-044 (accessed October 11, 2026).