Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 237 › Conversation 237-026

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David

Friday, December 29, 1972 · 5:06 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 26 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation237-026 on Tape 237StartFriday, December 29, 1972 at 5:06 PMEndFriday, December 29, 1972 at 5:06 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 237-026 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, informal check-in with the Camp David operator to inquire about the status of any incoming messages or pending items. The conversation remained casual and lighthearted, involving no substantive policy discussions or significant presidential decisions. No further actions were requested by the President during this exchange.

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Transcript (AI-generated)

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Hello?
Oh, just anything further today?
Oh, yeah.
Oh, you didn't get it.
Oh, fine.
I don't know.
Don't bother crying.
I'm kidding you, 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 5:06 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 237-026 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 237-26

Date: December 29, 1972
Time: 5:06 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 158-20]

Also recorded on December 29, 1972

  • 158-019 5:03 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 5:03 pm.
  • 237-025 5:03 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 5:03 pm.
  • 158-020 5:06 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 5:06 pm.
  • 158-021 5:06 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:06 pm and 5:12 pm.
  • 237-027 5:06 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:06 pm and 5:12 pm.
  • 237-028 5:06 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:06 pm and 5:12 pm.
  • 158-022 5:12 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone at Camp David from 5:12 pm to 5:15 pm.
  • 237-029 5:12 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 5:12 pm to 5:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 237-026, 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/237-026 (accessed October 11, 2026).