Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 232 › Conversation 232-012
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on John D. Ehrlichman and Camp David
Wednesday, November 29, 1972 · 10:10 AM–1:47 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a meeting at Aspen Lodge while stationed at Camp David, involving an unidentified individual and coordination with the Camp David operator. The discussion primarily centered on the President's daily schedule, including a planned session with John D. Ehrlichman. The recording remains largely unindexed due to the presence of unidentified participants and incomplete transcript records.
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NARA Description
On November 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, unknown person(s), and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 1:47 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 232-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 232-12
Date: November 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:10 am and 1:47 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with an unknown man.
The President's schedule
Meeting with John D. Ehrlichman
The unknown man left at an unknown time before 1:47 pm.
The President talked with the Camp David operator at an unknown time between 10:10 am and
1:47 pm.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 232-12 (cont’d)
[Conversation No. 232-12A]
[See Conversation No. 156-21]Also recorded on November 29, 1972
- 156-012 10:10 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 1:47 pm.
- 156-013 10:10 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 1:47 pm.
- 156-014 10:10 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 1:47 pm.
- 156-015 10:10 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 1:47 pm.
- 156-016 10:10 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George H. W. Bush talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 1:47 pm.
- 156-017 10:10 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 1:47 pm.
- 156-018 10:10 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 1:47 pm.
- 156-020 10:10 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 1:47 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 232-012, November 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/232-012 (accessed October 10, 2026).