Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 238 › Conversation 238-025
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Telecommunications
Sunday, December 31, 1972 · 9:55 AM–11:17 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 15 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a brief exchange with the Camp David operator to request assistance in placing an outgoing telephone call. The interaction was strictly administrative, focused on establishing a line to an unspecified destination. No policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this brief request for communication services.
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NARA Description
On December 31, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:55 am and 11:17 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 238-025 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 238-25 Date: December 31, 1972 Time: Unknown between 9:55 am and 11:17 am Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 159-1]
Also recorded on December 31, 1972
- 238-024 7:39 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 7:39 pm on December 30, 1972 and 12:00 am on December 31, 1972.
- 237-043 9:41 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:41 pm and 9:53 pm.
- 159-001 9:55 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:55 am and 11:17 am.
- 159-002 11:17 AM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:17 am to 11:47 am.
- 238-026 11:17 AM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:17 am to 11:47 am.
- 238-027 11:47 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:47 am and 12:00 pm.
- 035-039 6:51 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:51 pm and 7:34 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 238-025, December 31, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/238-025 (accessed October 10, 2026).