Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 225 › Conversation 225-034
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Telecommunications
Thursday, November 16, 1972 · 1:36 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief administrative exchange with the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge study. The conversation focused on routine telecommunications connectivity and the operational status of the facility's lines. No substantive policy matters or major political decisions were addressed during this brief interaction.
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NARA Description
On November 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 1:36 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 225-034 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 225-34
Date: November 16, 1972
Time: 1:36 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 153-33]
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on November 16, 1972
- 153-032 1:35 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 1:35 pm.
- 225-033 1:35 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 1:35 pm.
- 153-033 1:36 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 1:36 pm.
- 225-041 1:36 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:36 pm and 1:51 pm.
- 153-034 1:51 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at Camp David from 1:51 pm to 1:57 pm.
- 225-035 1:51 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 1:51 pm to 1:57 pm.
- 153-035 1:57 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:57 pm and 2:08 pm.
- 153-036 2:08 PM · 49 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:08 pm to 2:09 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 225-034, November 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/225-034 (accessed October 9, 2026).