Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 160 › Conversation 160-010

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Rose Mary Woods

Saturday, January 6, 1973 · 9:27 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation160-010 on Tape 160StartSaturday, January 6, 1973 at 9:27 AMEndSaturday, January 6, 1973 at 9:27 AMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 160-010 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the Camp David operator regarding the status of communication lines to the White House. The operator informed the President that there was no answer from Rose Mary Woods' office. Consequently, the discussion focused on the necessity and feasibility of attempting to reach Woods at her private residence.

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Yeah.
There's no answer in the offices yet.
Should we try someone at home?

NARA Description

On January 6, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:27 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 160-010 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 160-10

Date: January 6, 1973
Time: 9:27 am
Location: Camp David Study Table

The Camp David operator talked with the President.

       Personnel in Rose Mary Woods' office

       Request for call to Rose Mary Woods' home

Also recorded on January 6, 1973

  • 240-001 9:26 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:26 am and 2:54 pm.
  • 240-008 9:26 AM · 15 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:26 am and 2:54 pm.
  • 160-009 9:27 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:27 am.
  • 160-011 9:27 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:27 am to 9:28 am.
  • 160-012 2:50 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 2:54 pm.
  • 240-002 2:50 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 2:54 pm.
  • 160-013 2:54 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:54 pm to 2:59 pm.
  • 240-003 2:54 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 2:54 pm to 2:59 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 160-010, January 6, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/160-010 (accessed October 11, 2026).