Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 237 › Conversation 237-006
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Aspen Lodge
Thursday, December 28, 1972 · 9:10 PM–9:41 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon communicated with the Camp David operator to facilitate an operational adjustment at the Aspen Lodge. The brief exchange focused on a request to change the location of their current interaction. No substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were addressed beyond this logistical coordination.
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NARA Description
On December 28, 1972, 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. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 237-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 237-6 Date: December 28, 1972 Time: Unknown between 9:10 pm and 9:41 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 158-3]
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.
- 237-004 7:14 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study 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.
- 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 237-006, 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/237-006 (accessed October 10, 2026).