Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 162 › Conversation 162-001

Camp David Operator phone call on Camp David and Technical Services Division

Friday, February 23, 1973 · 6:18 PM–7:15 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 32 sec

Participants[Unknown person(s)]; Camp David OperatorConversation162-001 on Tape 162StartFriday, February 23, 1973 at 6:18 PMEndFriday, February 23, 1973 at 7:15 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 162-001 ↗

AI Summary

An unknown individual initiated a request to the Camp David operator to connect a call to the Technical Services Division (TSD). This administrative interaction highlights the routine logistical and communication support provided to White House personnel at the Camp David facility. No substantive policy matters or strategic discussions were addressed during this brief operational request.

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Yes, please.
Okay, could you ring the TSD room again for me, please?
Thank you.

NARA Description

On February 23, 1973, unknown person(s) and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:18 pm and 7:15 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 162-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 162-1

Date: February 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:18 pm and 7:15 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

An unknown man talked with the Camp David operator.

       Call to Technical Services Division [TSD]

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  • 863-007 5:40 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:40 pm on February 23, 1973 and 8:58 am on February 26, 1973.
  • 863-008 5:40 PM · 1 min — Unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:40 pm on February 23, 1973 and 8:58 am on February 26, 1973.
  • 863-009 5:40 PM · 17 sec — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:40 pm on February 23, 1973 and 8:58 am on February 26, 1973.
  • 162-002 6:18 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:18 pm and 7:15 pm.
  • 243-002 6:18 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 6:18 pm and 7:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 162-001, February 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/162-001 (accessed October 1, 2026).