President Nixon communicated with a Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge study to address logistical or operational requirements at the presidential retreat. The interaction functioned as a routine administrative coordination between the President and the support staff responsible for the facility's communications. No further information regarding specific policy decisions or significant developments is available due to the nature of this brief, functional exchange.
On August 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:06 pm and 9:20 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 203-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 203-2 Date: August 16, 1972 Time: Unknown between 9:06 pm and 9:20 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The Camp David operator talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 140-14]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.