Conversation 242-001

TapeTape 242StartSaturday, February 3, 1973 at 2:45 PMEndSunday, February 4, 1973 at 8:34 PMParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President)Recording deviceCamp David Hard Wire

President Nixon utilized the seclusion of Camp David to dictate personal notes and memorandum contents for future administrative use. The recording captures the President working in solitude to organize his thoughts and strategic directives. The primary focus of this session was the structured dictation of official records, though the majority of the content remains unintelligible or withdrawn.

Presidential dictationCamp DavidMemorandum preparationExecutive administrationWhite House record-keeping

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. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 242-001 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 242-1

Date: February 3 or 4, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:45 pm, February 3 and 8:34 pm, February 4, 1973
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President dictated a memorandum [?].

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WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1
[Unintelligible]
[DURATION: 49s]

END WITHDRAWN ITEM NO. 1

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The President ended dictation at an unknown time before 8:34 pm, February 4, 1973.

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and making notes like this, although it makes sense.
In this case, it's sitting in my alley, in my car, in my car.