Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 226 › Conversation 226-023
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David
Friday, November 17, 1972 · 8:56 PM–11:59 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held an administrative discussion with a Camp David operator to facilitate communication logistics. The brief exchange served to establish necessary connections for the President's ongoing work at the Aspen Lodge. No substantive policy decisions or political developments were recorded during this brief technical interaction.
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NARA Description
On November 17, 1972, Camp David operator and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:56 pm and 11:59 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 226-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 226-23 Date: November 17, 1972 Time: Unknown between 8:56 pm and 11:59 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The Camp David operator talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 153-56]
Also recorded on November 18, 1972
- 153-052 8:40 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Patricia B. McKee talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:40 pm to 8:41 pm.
- 153-053 8:47 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 8:47 pm.
- 153-054 8:47 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:47 pm and 8:53 pm.
- 226-020 8:47 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 8:47 pm.
- 226-021 8:47 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:47 pm and 8:53 pm.
- 153-055 8:53 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Paul W. Keyes talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:53 pm to 8:56 pm.
- 226-022 8:53 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Paul W. Keyes met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:53 pm to 8:56 pm.
- 153-056 8:56 PM · 18 sec — Camp David operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:56 pm and 11:59 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 226-023, November 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/226-023 (accessed October 12, 2026).