Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 244 › Conversation 244-001
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Camp David
Sunday, March 4, 1973 · 1:00 PM–11:59 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 11 sec
AI Summary
This recording captures a brief, fragmented exchange between unidentified participants at the Aspen Lodge in Camp David. The dialogue contains indistinct references to a "Hammer," instructions regarding holding an item, and a numerical value. Due to the lack of clear context or intelligible content, no substantive policy decisions or actionable directives can be discerned from the segment.
- Camp David
- Internal Administration
- Logistics
- Fragmented Communication
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NARA Description
On March 4, 1973, unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:00 pm and 11:59 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 244-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 244-1
Date: March 4, 1973
Time: Unknown between 1:00 pm and 11:59 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
Unknown persons met.
Hammer [?]
Instruction to hold something [?]
Number [?]
The unknown persons left at an unknown time before 11:59 pm.Also recorded on March 4, 1973
- 037-043 10:01 AM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:01 am.
- 037-044 10:03 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:03 am and 11:22 am.
- 037-045 11:22 AM · 14 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William P. Rogers talked on the telephone from 11:22 am to 11:35 am.
- 037-046 11:36 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 11:36 am.
- 037-047 11:36 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:36 am and 11:42 am.
- 037-048 11:42 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 11:42 am to 11:44 am.
- 037-049 11:50 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 11:50 am to 11:59 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 244-001, March 4, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/244-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).