Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 330 › Conversation 330-039

Nixon with unidentified visitors in his EOB office on Camp David and Staffing

Wednesday, April 12, 1972 · 3:20 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation330-039 on Tape 330 (tape position 04:25:02–04:25:18)StartWednesday, April 12, 1972 at 3:20 PMEndWednesday, April 12, 1972 at 3:20 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 330-039 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon coordinates logistics for an overnight working session at Camp David, instructing the White House operator to facilitate the travel of a staff member, identified as Ellis. The President intends to complete a specific project or document at the retreat and requests that his materials be brought to him by 4:30. This brief exchange serves to finalize staffing and logistical arrangements for the President's upcoming time at the presidential retreat.

Audio

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NARA Description

On April 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 3:20 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 330-039 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 330-39

Date: April 12, 1972
Time: 3:20 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 22-118]

Transcript (AI-generated)

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Why don't you just go along and come up to Camp David, in case I want to finish it up there.
Come on.
I'm going up to spend the night.
You're free?
Yeah.
Tonight?
Or are you?
Or were you going out tonight?
Tell me.
Sure.
Why don't you do that?
And, uh...
And bring with you at 4.30 whatever you have, and we'll try to finish the darn thing there.
And then if I've got any thoughts, I'll fire up.
You can spend the night up there tonight.
You're going to Camp David Ellis?
Who's going there?
I'm sure one of us will.
Well, if you are, hold on.
You go up and get him.
Put him up at one of the cabins.
Somebody's got to go up there.
Thank you very much.

Also recorded on April 12, 1972

  • 022-118 3:20 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:20 pm.
  • 330-040 3:20 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:20 pm and 3:26 pm.
  • 022-119 3:23 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 3:23 pm to 3:26 pm.
  • 330-041 3:26 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 3:27 pm.
  • 330-042 3:26 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:26 pm and 3:27 pm.
  • 022-120 3:27 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 3:27 pm.
  • 022-121 3:27 PM · 51 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield talked on the telephone from 3:27 pm to 3:28 pm.
  • 330-043 3:27 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:27 pm to 3:28 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 330-039, April 12, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/330-039 (accessed November 15, 2026).