Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 162 › Conversation 162-005
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Henry Kissinger
Saturday, February 24, 1973 · 1:36 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 12 sec
A 12-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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On February 24, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 1:36 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 162-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 162-5
Date: February 24, 1973
Time: 1:36 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
Call to Henry A. KissingerTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on February 24, 1973
- 162-006 1:36 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:36 pm and 6:10 pm.
- 162-008 1:36 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:36 pm and 6:10 pm.
- 243-007 1:36 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 1:36 pm.
- 243-008 1:36 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William Hirsch met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:36 pm and 1:45 pm.
- 243-009 1:36 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:36 pm and 1:45 pm.
- 243-010 1:45 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:45 pm and 4:57 pm.
- 243-011 4:57 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:57 pm and 6:10 pm.
- 162-007 6:10 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 6:10 pm to 6:16 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 162-005, February 24, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417175839). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/162-005 (accessed November 15, 2026).