Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 243 › Conversation 243-002
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on George C. Wallace and Camp David
Friday, February 23, 1973 · 6:18 PM–7:15 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 11 sec
An 11-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 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:18 pm and 7:15 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 243-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 243-2
Date: February 23, 1973
Time: Unknown between 6:18 pm and 7:15 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 162-2]
Requested a call to George C. Wallace.
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- 863-008 5:40 PM · 1 min — Unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House on an unknown date, sometime between 5:40 pm on February 23, 1973 and 8:58 am on February 26, 1973.
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- 162-001 6:18 PM · 32 sec — unknown person(s) and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:18 pm and 7:15 pm.
- 162-002 6:18 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:18 pm and 7:15 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 243-002, February 23, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417174819). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/243-002 (accessed November 2, 2026).