Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 237 › Conversation 237-018
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Telecommunications
Friday, December 29, 1972 · 11:59 AM–12:01 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a brief communication with the Camp David switchboard operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The interaction served a purely administrative purpose regarding telephonic logistics at the retreat. No substantive policy discussions or political developments occurred during this brief exchange.
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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 11:59 am and 12:01 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 237-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 237-18 Date: December 29, 1972 Time: Unknown between 11:59 am and 12:01 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 158-14]
Also recorded on December 29, 1972
- 158-012 11:53 AM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Cmdr. Alexander R. Larzelere talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:53 am to 11:54 am.
- 237-016 11:53 AM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Cmdr. Alexander R. Larzelere met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:53 am to 11:54 am.
- 158-013 11:55 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:55 am to 11:59 am.
- 237-017 11:55 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:55 am to 11:59 am.
- 158-014 11:59 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:59 am and 12:01 pm.
- 158-015 12:01 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:01 pm to 12:08 pm.
- 237-019 12:01 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:01 pm to 12:08 pm.
- 158-016 12:08 PM · 1 min — Col. Richard T. Kennedy and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:08 pm to 12:09 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 237-018, 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/237-018 (accessed October 11, 2026).