Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 233 › Conversation 233-014
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and telecommunications
Wednesday, December 6, 1972 · 3:31 PM–4:40 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 4 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a brief communication with the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge study. The interaction serves to facilitate necessary telecommunications support for the President while he is in residence at the retreat. No substantive policy matters or major developments are recorded during this brief administrative exchange.
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Transcript (AI-generated)
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NARA Description
On December 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 4:40 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 233-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 233-014 Date: December 6, 1972 Time: Unknown between 3:31 pm and 4:40 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 157-8]
Also recorded on December 6, 1972
- 157-008 3:31 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 4:40 pm.
- 157-009 3:31 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 4:40 pm.
- 157-010 3:31 PM · 34 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 4:40 pm.
- 157-012 3:31 PM · 14 sec — Camp David operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 4:40 pm.
- 157-013 3:31 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 4:40 pm.
- 157-014 3:31 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 4:40 pm.
- 157-015 3:31 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 4:40 pm.
- 233-015 3:31 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 4:40 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 233-014, 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/233-014 (accessed October 10, 2026).