Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 233 › Conversation 233-003

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Presidential dictation

Tuesday, December 5, 1972 · 9:39 PM–10:05 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 34 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation233-003 on Tape 233StartTuesday, December 5, 1972 at 9:39 PMEndTuesday, December 5, 1972 at 10:05 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 233-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon uses this brief session to dictate notes and reflections while residing at Camp David. The primary focus involves the President recording his thoughts and administrative updates for later transcription. No specific policy decisions are reached, as the segment serves as a personal logging of presidential activities.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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The second tape he dictated to Camp David took approximately 10 o'clock.

I would not come to Camp David.

Also, the first time he heard about me, I was driving to Camp David.

NARA Description

On December 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:39 pm and 10:05 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 233-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 233-003

Date: December 5, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:39 pm and 10:05 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President dictated a memorandum.

[This is a continuation of Conversation No. 233-2]


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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]

       Dictation
             -Second tape
             -Location
             -Time
             -The President’s schedule

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[This dictation continues as Conversation No. 233-5]

Also recorded on December 6, 1972

157-002 9:31 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, and Harrison H. ("Jack") Schmitt talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:31 pm to 9:39 pm.
233-001 9:31 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans, and Harrison H. ("Jack") Schmitt met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:31 pm to 9:39 pm.
157-003 9:39 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:39 pm and 10:05 pm.
233-002 9:39 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:39 pm and 10:05 pm.
233-004 9:39 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:39 pm and 10:05 pm.
233-005 9:39 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:39 pm and 10:05 pm.
157-004 10:05 PM · 29 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:05 pm to 10:34 pm.
233-006 10:05 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:05 pm to 10:34 pm.

All 49 conversations from December 6, 1972 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 233-003, December 6, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/233-003 (accessed October 10, 2026).