Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 230 › Conversation 230-011

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David

Wednesday, November 22, 1972 · 8:20 AM–10:52 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation230-011 on Tape 230StartWednesday, November 22, 1972 at 8:20 AMEndWednesday, November 22, 1972 at 10:52 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 230-011 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with the Camp David operator to request telephonic assistance. The exchange functioned as a standard logistical request to facilitate communication while the President was in residence at Aspen Lodge. No substantive policy or political matters were addressed during this brief connection.

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NARA Description

On November 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:20 am and 10:52 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 230-011 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 230-11

Date: November 22, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:20 am and 10:52 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 155-28]
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                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

Also recorded on November 22, 1972

  • 230-002 7:58 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:58 pm on November 21, 1972 and 10:52 am on November 22, 1972.
  • 230-003 7:58 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:58 pm on November 21, 1972 and 10:52 am on November 22, 1972.
  • 155-028 8:20 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:20 am and 10:52 am.
  • 155-029 10:52 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:52 am to 10:56 am.
  • 230-012 10:52 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:52 am to 10:56 am.
  • 155-030 10:56 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:56 am and 7:04 pm.
  • 155-032 10:56 AM · 6 sec — unknown person(s) and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:56 am and 7:04 pm.
  • 230-013 10:56 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:56 am and 7:04 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 230-011, November 22, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/230-011 (accessed October 10, 2026).