Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 238 › Conversation 238-012
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Telecommunications
Saturday, December 30, 1972 · 12:29 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 9 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon communicated with the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge study to address routine logistical or telecommunications needs. This brief interaction served to facilitate the President's connectivity while he was stationed at the retreat. No substantive policy matters or major historical developments were recorded during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On December 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 12:29 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 238-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 238-12 Date: December 30, 1972 Time: 12:29 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 158-50]
Also recorded on December 30, 1972
- 158-049 12:27 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Gerald L. Warren talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:27 pm to 12:29 pm.
- 238-011 12:27 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Gerald L. Warren met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:27 pm to 12:29 pm.
- 158-050 12:29 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 12:29 pm.
- 158-051 12:35 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Adm. Thomas H. Moorer talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:35 pm to 12:37 pm.
- 238-013 12:35 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Adm. Thomas H. Moorer met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:35 pm to 12:37 pm.
- 158-052 12:37 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 12:38 pm.
- 238-014 12:37 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 12:38 pm.
- 158-053 12:38 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 12:38 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 238-012, 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/238-012 (accessed October 24, 2026).