Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 243 › Conversation 243-001

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Camp David and Aspen Lodge

Friday, February 23, 1973 · 12:01 AM–6:18 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 2 min

Participants[Unknown person(s)]Conversation243-001 on Tape 243StartFriday, February 23, 1973 at 12:01 AMEndFriday, February 23, 1973 at 6:18 PMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 243-001 ↗

AI Summary

Unidentified individuals conducted an informal walkthrough of the Aspen Lodge at Camp David to inspect the layout and functionality of the facility. The participants reviewed the floor plan, including the locations of various bedrooms and the kitchen, while troubleshooting minor technical or equipment issues. No policy or administrative decisions were reached during this site assessment.

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What's this?
What's this?
Is it an office or something?
Orphans?
That's the first place.
Maybe she sleeps in there.
I don't know.
She probably sleeps in there.
Was there another bedroom in between this one and the next?
Negative.
It's still on the back side.
We're good.
Jeremy, what was the name of it?
R-E-3.
What?
Well, it only took me to do it so long on that.
it up there huh

NARA Description

On February 23, 1973, unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:01 am and 6:18 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 243-001 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 243-1

Date: February 23, 1973
Time: Unknown before 6:18 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

Unknown people met.

       Aspen lodge lay-out
              -Study
              -Bathroom
              -Thelma C. (“Pat”) Nixon
              -Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Tricia Nixon Cox
              -Bedroom
              -Malfunction of something
              -Kitchen

Unknown people left at an unknown time before 6:18 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 243-001, February 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/243-001 (accessed October 1, 2026).