President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to request an additional attempt to reach Attorney General Richard G. Kleindienst by telephone. The brief exchange served as a logistical effort to facilitate a high-level communication between the President and the Department of Justice. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this connection.
On June 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 5:13 pm. The Camp David Study Desk taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 172-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 172-6 Date: June 9, 1972 Time: 5:13 pm Location: Camp David Study Desk (telephone) The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 192-13] Request for Richard G. Kleindienst
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