President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an outgoing communication from the Aspen Lodge. This brief interaction served administrative purposes to ensure connectivity from the President's retreat. No substantive policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this brief exchange.
On October 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 8:54 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 214-037 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 214-37 Date: October 2, 1972 Time: 8:54 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 145-24]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.