Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 234 › Conversation 234-003

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David

Wednesday, December 6, 1972 · 5:31 PM–5:54 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation234-003 on Tape 234StartWednesday, December 6, 1972 at 5:31 PMEndWednesday, December 6, 1972 at 5:54 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 234-003 ↗

President Nixon consulted with the Camp David operator to determine the availability of specific facilities or accommodations at the retreat. This brief administrative interaction served to verify logistical arrangements during the President's stay at Aspen Lodge. No substantive policy discussions or major decisions were recorded during this exchange.

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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 234-003 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 234-3

Date: December 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:31 pm anad 5:54 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation 157-18]
  • 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.
  • 234-001 5:31 PM · 10 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Conversation 234-003, 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/234-003 (accessed October 10, 2026).