Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 237 › Conversation 237-047

Nixon phone call with Hirsch on Camp David and Administrative Planning

Saturday, December 30, 1972 · 10:12 AM–10:54 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Hirsch, WilliamConversation237-047 on Tape 237StartSaturday, December 30, 1972 at 10:12 AMEndSaturday, December 30, 1972 at 10:54 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 237-047 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met with William Hirsch at Camp David to briefly discuss the President's upcoming schedule. The conversation included arrangements for an incoming telephone call and the provision of refreshments. No significant policy decisions or major developments were recorded during this brief administrative interaction.

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Yes sir.

NARA Description

On December 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and William Hirsch met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:12 am and 10:54 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 237-047 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 237-47

Date: December 30, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:12 am and 10:54 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President met with William Hirsch [?].

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[Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift.]

       The President’s schedule
            -Telephone call [?]
            -Refreshment

[End segment reviewed under deed of gift.]
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                            Conversation No. 237-47 (cont’d)

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Hirsch [?] left at an unknown time before 10:54 am.

Also recorded on December 30, 1972

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.
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.
237-048 10:12 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:12 am and 10:54 am.
237-049 10:15 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:15 am and 10:54 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 237-047, 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/237-047 (accessed October 11, 2026).