Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 238 › Conversation 238-014

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on U. Alexis Johnson and Camp David

Saturday, December 30, 1972 · 12:37 PM–12:38 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation238-014 on Tape 238StartSaturday, December 30, 1972 at 12:37 PMEndSaturday, December 30, 1972 at 12:38 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 238-014 ↗

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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 an unknown time between 12:37 pm and 12:38 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 238-014 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 238-14

Date: December 30, 1972
Time: Unknown between 12:37 pm and 12:38 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 158-52]
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

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Alex Johnson, the deputy secretary.

Also recorded on December 30, 1972

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 238-015 12:38 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 12:38 pm.
  • 238-016 12:38 PM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:38 pm and 12:40 pm.
  • 158-054 12:40 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 12:40 pm.
  • 238-017 12:40 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 12:40 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 238-014, 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/238-014 (accessed November 2, 2026).