Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 241 › Conversation 241-008

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Camp David

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 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417174811 ↗

A 13-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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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]

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

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 (NAID 417174811). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/241-008 (accessed November 15, 2026).