Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 184 › Conversation 184-005
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Ronald L. Ziegler
Monday, December 18, 1972 · 10:46 AM–10:48 AM ET · Camp David Study Desk · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection with White House Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. This brief administrative interaction served as an intermediary step to coordinate direct communication between the President and his press secretary. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On December 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:46 am and 10:48 am. The Camp David Study Desk taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 184-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 184-5
Date: December 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:46 am and 10:48 am
Location: Camp David Study Desk
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
Request for a call to Ronald L. ZieglerAlso recorded on December 18, 1972
- 184-001 10:25 AM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:25 am and 10:45 am.
- 184-002 10:45 AM · 52 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:45 am to 10:46 am.
- 184-003 10:46 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:46 am and 10:48 am.
- 184-004 10:46 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:46 am and 10:48 am.
- 184-006 10:48 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:48 am to 11:11 am.
- 184-007 11:11 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:11 am and 11:14 am.
- 184-008 11:14 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:14 am to 11:24 am.
- 184-009 11:24 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 11:25 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 184-005, December 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/184-005 (accessed October 10, 2026).