Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 237 › Conversation 237-012

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David

Friday, December 29, 1972 · 11:06 AM–11:23 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation237-012 on Tape 237StartFriday, December 29, 1972 at 11:06 AMEndFriday, December 29, 1972 at 11:23 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 237-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon interacted with the Camp David telephone operator while situated in the Aspen Lodge study. The brief exchange primarily involved the President requesting permission to utilize a specific seating area. No substantive policy matters or major administrative decisions were discussed during this interaction.

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Doctor, can I sit here please?

NARA Description

On December 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 11:23 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 237-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 237-12

Date: December 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:06 am and 11:23 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 158-7]

Also recorded on December 29, 1972

  • 158-006 10:48 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:48 am to 11:06 am.
  • 237-010 10:48 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:48 am to 11:06 am.
  • 158-007 11:06 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 11:23 am.
  • 158-008 11:06 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 11:23 am.
  • 237-011 11:06 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 11:23 am.
  • 237-013 11:06 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 11:23 am.
  • 158-009 11:24 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:24 am to 11:46 am.
  • 237-014 11:24 AM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:24 am to 11:46 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 237-012, 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/237-012 (accessed October 10, 2026).