Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 239 › Conversation 239-007

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Telephone operations

Friday, January 5, 1973 · 8:49 PM–8:50 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 19 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation239-007 on Tape 239StartFriday, January 5, 1973 at 8:49 PMEndFriday, January 5, 1973 at 8:50 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 239-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to request a telephone connection with an individual identified as Mr. Hogan. He provided specific instructions to reach Hogan at home but to avoid interrupting him if he was out to dinner. This brief interaction served solely as a logistical request to facilitate a direct communication.

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Try Mr. Hogan, please.
If he's out to dinner or something, don't bother him there, but if he's at his home, I'll talk to him, okay?

NARA Description

On January 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:49 pm to 8:50 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 239-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 239-7

Date: January 5, 1973
Time: 8:49 pm - 8:50 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked to the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 160-7]

Also recorded on January 6, 1973

  • 160-005 8:31 PM · 25 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:31 pm and 8:47 pm.
  • 239-005 8:31 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:31 pm and 8:47 pm.
  • 239-010 8:31 PM · 12 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Julie Nixon Eisenhower met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:31 pm and 8:47 pm.
  • 160-006 8:47 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:47 pm to 8:49 pm.
  • 239-006 8:47 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:47 pm to 8:49 pm.
  • 160-007 8:49 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:49 pm to 8:50 pm.
  • 160-008 8:50 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:50 pm to 9:00 pm.
  • 239-008 8:50 PM · 10 min — H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:50 pm to 9:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 239-007, January 6, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/239-007 (accessed October 11, 2026).