Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 162 › Conversation 162-002

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on George C. Wallace and Camp David

Friday, February 23, 1973 · 6:18 PM–7:15 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation162-002 on Tape 162StartFriday, February 23, 1973 at 6:18 PMEndFriday, February 23, 1973 at 7:15 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 162-002 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417175833 ↗

A 14-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On February 23, 1973, 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. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 162-002 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 162-2

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

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

       Call to George C. Wallace

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Could you try Governor Wallace, please?
Yes, sir.

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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.
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  • 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 162-002, February 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417175833). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/162-002 (accessed November 15, 2026).