Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 233 › Conversation 233-023
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Telecommunications
Tuesday, December 5, 1972 · 9:00 PM–9:31 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the Camp David operator to facilitate a new telephonic connection. The brief exchange focused on administrative logistics regarding the routing of an upcoming call from the Aspen Lodge. No substantive policy or political discussions took place during this short administrative interaction.
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NARA Description
On December 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:00 pm and 9:31 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 233-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 233-023 Date: December 5, 1972 Time: Unknown between 9:00 pm and 9:31 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 157-1]
Also recorded on December 6, 1972
- 157-001 9:00 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:00 pm and 9:31 pm.
- 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.
- 233-003 9:39 PM · 34 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 233-023, 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/233-023 (accessed October 10, 2026).