Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 237 › Conversation 237-042

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Camp David

Saturday, December 30, 1972 · 9:41 AM–9:53 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 28 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation237-042 on Tape 237StartSaturday, December 30, 1972 at 9:41 AMEndSaturday, December 30, 1972 at 9:53 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 237-042 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unknown individual at the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David to engage in a brief, private encounter. The recorded segment consists only of ambient noise, including the sound of a fire and refreshments, with no substantive policy discussions or decisions preserved in the transcript. The interaction concluded quickly when the unidentified visitor departed shortly before 9:53 am.

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NARA Description

On December 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:41 am and 9:53 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 237-042 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 237-42

Date: December 30, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:41 am and 9:53 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with an unknown man.
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                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                          Conversation No. 237-42 (cont’d)

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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift.]

       Fire in fireplace

       Refreshment

[End segment reviewed under deed of gift.]
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The unknown man left at an unknown time before 9:53 am.

Also recorded on December 30, 1972

158-034 9:41 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:41 am and 9:53 am.
158-035 9:53 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:53 am to 10:02 am.
237-044 9:53 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:53 am to 10:02 am.
158-036 10:02 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:04 am.
237-045 10:02 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:04 am.
158-037 10:04 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:04 am to 10:12 am.
237-046 10:04 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:04 am to 10:12 am.
158-038 10:12 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:12 am and 10:54 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 237-042, December 30, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/237-042 (accessed October 10, 2026).