President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge study to facilitate an external telephone communication. This brief exchange served administrative purposes, functioning as a routine request for operator assistance to connect the President to another party. No substantive policy discussions or major decisions were recorded during this brief interaction.
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 11:37 am and 11:38 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 191-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 191-12 Date: May 18, 1972 Time: Unknown between 11:37 and 11:38 am. Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 131-33] [End of telephone conversation]
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