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Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David and Personal inquiries

Saturday, February 3, 1973 · 3:30 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 13 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation241-008 on Tape 241StartSaturday, February 3, 1973 at 3:30 PMEndSaturday, February 3, 1973 at 3:30 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 241-008 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon consulted with the Camp David operator in an attempt to locate a woman named Christian. The brief exchange focused on determining her current whereabouts, with the operator suggesting she was likely in Georgia. No major policy or administrative decisions were made during this brief search for a personal contact.

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I wonder if you could cry, Christian, please.
I think she's in Georgia or someplace still with you.

NARA Description

On February 3, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 3:30 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 241-008 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 241-008

Date: February 3, 1973
Time: 3:30 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation No. 161-003]

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

Also recorded on February 3, 1973

  • 242-001 2:45 PM · 38 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 2:45 pm on February 3, 1973 and 8:34 pm on February 4, 1973.
  • 242-002 2:45 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 2:45 pm on February 3, 1973 and 8:34 pm on February 4, 1973.
  • 242-003 2:45 PM · 43 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 2:45 pm on February 3, 1973 and 8:34 pm on February 4, 1973.
  • 242-004 2:45 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 2:45 pm on February 3, 1973 and 8:34 pm on February 4, 1973.
  • 161-003 3:30 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 3:30 pm.
  • 161-004 3:30 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:30 pm and 5:18 pm.
  • 241-009 3:30 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:30 pm and 5:18 pm.
  • 241-010 3:30 PM · 51 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Manolo Sanchez, and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:30 pm and 6:15 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 241-008, February 3, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/241-008 (accessed October 1, 2026).