Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 234 › Conversation 234-001
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Telecommunications
Wednesday, December 6, 1972 · 5:31 PM–5:54 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief exchange with the Camp David operator to facilitate telephonic communications while staying at the Aspen Lodge. The conversation served a purely administrative purpose regarding the operational status of the facility's switchboard system. No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions were recorded during this brief interaction.
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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 5:31 pm and 5:54 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 234-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 234-1 Date: December 6, 1972 Time: Unknown between 5:31 pm and 5:54 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 157-17]
Also recorded on December 6, 1972
- 157-017 5:31 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:31 pm and 5:54 pm.
- 157-018 5:31 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:31 pm and 5:54 pm.
- 233-022 5:31 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:31 pm and 5:54 pm.
- 234-002 5:31 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:31 pm and 5:54 pm.
- 234-003 5:31 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:31 pm and 5:54 pm.
- 157-019 5:54 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy talked on the telephone at Camp David from 5:54 pm to 5:59 pm.
- 234-004 5:54 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 5:54 pm to 5:59 pm.
- 157-020 5:59 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:59 pm and 8:16 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 234-001, 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/234-001 (accessed October 10, 2026).