President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an urgent telephone call to his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step to establish communication between the President and his top aide. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this request for external connection.
On September 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 8:44 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 142-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 142-1 Date: September 12, 1972 Time: 8:44 pm Location: Camp David Study Table The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 210-3] Request for a telephone call to H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
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