Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 235 › Conversation 235-003

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Law enforcement

Saturday, December 9, 1972 · 10:30 AM–12:22 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation235-003 on Tape 235StartSaturday, December 9, 1972 at 10:30 AMEndSaturday, December 9, 1972 at 12:22 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 235-003 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon instructed the Camp David operator to contact the police. This brief directive served as the entirety of the recorded exchange. No further context or details regarding the nature of the request were captured on the recording.

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Call the police.

NARA Description

On December 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 12:22 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 235-003 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 235-3

Date: December 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:30 am and 12:22 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 157-25]

Also recorded on December 9, 1972

  • 157-025 10:30 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 12:22 pm.
  • 235-001 10:30 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 12:22 pm.
  • 235-002 10:30 AM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 12:22 pm.
  • 235-026 10:30 AM · 15 sec — Julie Nixon Eisenhower and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 12:22 pm.
  • 157-026 12:22 PM · 35 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:22 pm to 12:58 pm.
  • 235-004 12:22 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:22 pm to 12:58 pm.
  • 235-005 12:58 PM · 29 sec — Helene (Colesie) Drown, William Hirsch, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:58 pm and 1:58 pm.
  • 235-006 12:58 PM · 15 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Helene (Colesie) Drown met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:58 pm and 1:58 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 235-003, December 9, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/235-003 (accessed October 10, 2026).