Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 243 › Conversation 243-011
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Henry Kissinger
Saturday, February 24, 1973 · 4:57 PM–6:10 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon consulted with the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection with National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. This administrative interaction was necessary to establish secure communication between the President and his advisor while Nixon was working from the Aspen Lodge. No substantive policy discussions were recorded during this brief logistical coordination.
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NARA Description
On February 24, 1973, 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. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 243-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 243-11
Date: February 24, 1973
Time: Unknown between 4:57 pm and 6:10 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 162-7]
Call to Henry A. KissingerAlso 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 243-012 6:10 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 6:10 pm to 6:16 pm.
- 243-013 6:16 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:16 pm and 9:17 pm.
- 243-014 6:16 PM · 12 sec — Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:16 pm and 9:17 pm.
- 243-016 6:16 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:16 pm and 9:17 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 243-011, 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/243-011 (accessed October 12, 2026).