Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 243 › Conversation 243-008
Nixon phone call with Hirsch on Camp David and Facility maintenance
Saturday, February 24, 1973 · 1:36 PM–1:45 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 17 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon met with William Hirsch at Camp David to discuss the arrangement and placement of furniture and amenities on the grounds. The conversation centered on the preferences for lounge chair locations, specifically comparing the sunroom and the pool area. No high-level policy decisions were recorded during this brief administrative exchange regarding the facility's layout.
- Camp David
- Facility maintenance
- Furniture placement
- Estate management
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NARA Description
On February 24, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and William Hirsch met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:36 pm and 1:45 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 243-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 243-8
Date: February 24, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:36 pm and 1:45 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with William Hirsch.
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[Previous PRMPA Personal Returnable (G) withdrawal reviewed under deed of gift during
chronological review 2007-2013]
Lounge chair
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 243-13 (cont’d)
-Placement
-Sunroom
-Pool
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Sanchez left at an unknown time before 1:45 pm.Also recorded on February 24, 1973
- 162-005 1:36 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 1:36 pm.
- 162-006 1:36 PM · 24 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:36 pm and 6:10 pm.
- 162-008 1:36 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:36 pm and 6:10 pm.
- 243-007 1:36 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 1:36 pm.
- 243-009 1:36 PM · 22 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:36 pm and 1:45 pm.
- 243-010 1:45 PM · 31 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:45 pm and 4:57 pm.
- 243-011 4:57 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:57 pm and 6:10 pm.
- 162-007 6:10 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 6:10 pm to 6:16 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 243-008, February 24, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/243-008 (accessed October 12, 2026).