President Nixon communicated with the Camp David telephone operator from the Aspen Lodge study to handle routine administrative or logistical matters. This brief interaction utilized the Camp David hard wire system, reflecting the President's standard communication procedures while working from the retreat. No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.
On May 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:45 pm and 5:55 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 188-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 188-7 Date: May 18, 1972 Time: Unknown between 5:45 pm and 5:55 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 130-5] 4 NIXON PRESIDENTIAL MATERIALS STAFF Tape Subject Log (rev. 10/06)
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.