Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 231 › Conversation 231-012

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David

Tuesday, November 28, 1972 · 7:50 AM–12:14 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation231-012 on Tape 231StartTuesday, November 28, 1972 at 7:50 AMEndTuesday, November 28, 1972 at 12:14 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 231-012 ↗

President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with the Camp David operator while situated at the Aspen Lodge. The exchange concerned routine logistical or communication needs inherent to the President's residency at the retreat. No substantive policy matters or major historical developments were recorded during this brief technical contact.

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On November 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:50 am and 12:14 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 231-012 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 231-12

Date: November 28, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:50 am and 12:14 pm
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                  NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                        Conversation No. 231-12 (cont’d)

Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 156-7]
  • 156-007 7:50 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:50 am and 12:14 pm.
  • 156-008 7:50 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:50 am and 12:14 pm.
  • 156-009 7:50 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:50 am and 12:14 pm.
  • 156-010 7:50 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:50 am and 12:14 pm.
  • 231-013 7:50 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:50 am and 12:14 pm.
  • 231-014 7:50 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:50 am and 12:14 pm.
  • 231-015 7:50 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:50 am and 12:14 pm.
  • 156-011 12:14 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:14 pm and 1:50 pm.

Conversation 231-012, November 28, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/231-012 (accessed October 10, 2026).