Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 237 › Conversation 237-038
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David
Friday, December 29, 1972 · 6:52 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 15 sec
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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 6:52 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 237-038 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 237-38 Date: December 29, 1972 Time: 6:52 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 158-30]
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Also recorded on December 29, 1972
- 158-027 6:44 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:44 pm and 6:49 pm.
- 158-028 6:49 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy talked on the telephone at Camp David from 6:49 pm to 6:52 pm.
- 237-036 6:49 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 6:49 pm to 6:52 pm.
- 158-029 6:52 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 6:52 pm.
- 158-030 6:52 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 6:52 pm.
- 158-031 6:52 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:52 pm and 7:02 pm.
- 237-037 6:52 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 6:52 pm.
- 237-039 6:52 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:52 pm and 7:02 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 237-038, 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/237-038 (accessed October 29, 2026).