Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 235 › Conversation 235-022
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Communication and Carol Kennedy
Saturday, December 9, 1972 · 6:50 PM–7:46 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon requested that the Camp David operator connect him to Carol Kennedy via telephone. This brief interaction served as a logistical attempt to initiate a private communication. No further substantive policy matters or political developments were discussed during the exchange.
- Communication
- Logistics
- Carol Kennedy
- Presidential operations
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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 6:50 pm and 7:46 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 235-022 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 235-22 Date: December 9, 1972 Time: Unknown between 6:50 pm and 7:46 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 157-41]
Also recorded on December 9, 1972
- 157-036 6:50 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:46 pm.
- 157-037 6:50 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:46 pm.
- 157-038 6:50 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:46 pm.
- 157-039 6:50 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:46 pm.
- 157-040 6:50 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:46 pm.
- 157-041 6:50 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:46 pm.
- 235-017 6:50 PM · 28 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:46 pm.
- 235-018 6:50 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:46 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 235-022, 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/235-022 (accessed October 10, 2026).