Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 237 › Conversation 237-021
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David
Friday, December 29, 1972 · 12:09 PM–12:13 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon held a brief, informal communication with the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge. The exchange involved no substantive policy discussions or significant administrative decisions. It functions primarily as a record of a routine administrative check-in between the President and support staff.
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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 12:09 pm and 12:13 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 237-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 237-21
Date: December 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:09 pm and 12:13 pm
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 237-21 (cont’d)
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 158-17]Also recorded on December 29, 1972
- 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.
- 237-020 12:08 PM · 1 min — Col. Richard T. Kennedy and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:08 pm to 12:09 pm.
- 158-017 12:09 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:09 pm and 12:13 pm.
- 158-018 12:13 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:13 pm to 12:37 pm.
- 237-022 12:13 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:13 pm to 12:37 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 237-021, 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/237-021 (accessed October 11, 2026).