Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 237 › Conversation 237-004

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David operations

Thursday, December 28, 1972 · 7:14 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 22 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation237-004 on Tape 237StartThursday, December 28, 1972 at 7:14 PMEndThursday, December 28, 1972 at 7:14 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 237-004 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the Camp David operator regarding the scheduling of his communications for the evening. The two parties mutually agreed to postpone further calls until the following day. This brief exchange served to finalize the President's logistical plans for the night.

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Yeah.
I thought you, uh, I thought you wanted to, uh, let it go tonight, I'll call you tomorrow, okay?
I'll call you tomorrow, thank you.

NARA Description

On December 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 7:14 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 237-004 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 237-4

Date: December 28, 1972
Time: 7:14 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 158-2]

Also recorded on December 29, 1972

  • 158-002 7:14 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 7:14 pm.
  • 237-005 7:14 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:14 pm and 9:10 pm.
  • 158-003 9:10 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:10 pm and 9:41 pm.
  • 237-006 9:10 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:10 pm and 9:41 pm.
  • 158-004 9:41 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:41 pm to 10:47 pm.
  • 237-007 9:41 PM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:41 pm to 10:07 pm.
  • 237-008 10:07 PM · 36 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and William Hirsch met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 10:07 pm on December 28, 1972 and 10:48 pm on December 29, 1972.
  • 158-005 10:30 AM · 12 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 10:48 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 237-004, December 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/237-004 (accessed October 10, 2026).