Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 164 › Conversation 164-015
Nixon phone call with Camp David operator on Elliot L. Richardson
Saturday, April 28, 1973 · 11:23 AM–3:30 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 16 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon instructed the Camp David operator to facilitate a conference call between Secretary of State William P. Rogers and Elliot L. Richardson. The request served to connect the two Cabinet members for official communication. This administrative coordination was part of the President's ongoing management of his senior staff during a period of high-level government transitions.
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NARA Description
On April 28, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:23 am and 3:30 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 164-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 164-15
Date: April 28, 1973
Time: Unknown between 11:23 am and 3:30 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
Request for telephone call
-Elliot L. Richardson
-William P. RogersAlso recorded on April 28, 1973
- 164-009 9:09 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:09 am and 9:13 am.
- 164-010 9:13 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry E. Petersen talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:13 am and 9:25 am.
- 164-011 9:27 AM · 21 sec — Stephen B. Bull and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:27 am to 9:28 am.
- 164-012 9:28 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:28 am and 11:10 am.
- 164-013 11:10 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:10 am and 11:21 am.
- 164-014 11:22 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 11:22 am.
- 164-016 11:23 AM · 24 sec — Camp David operator and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:23 am and 3:30 pm.
- 164-017 11:23 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:23 am and 5:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 164-015, April 28, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/164-015 (accessed October 12, 2026).