President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone call to Paul W. Keyes, a television producer and frequent associate. The President requested that the White House operator connect him to Keyes, who was located in Los Angeles at the time. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step to bridge communication between the President and Keyes.
On November 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:47 pm and 8:53 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 153-054 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 153-54 Date: November 17, 1972 Time: Unknown between 8:47 pm and 8:53 pm Location: Camp David Study Table The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 226-21] Request for a call to Paul W. Keyes -Location -Los Angeles -White House operator
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