President Nixon communicated with the Camp David operator via the hard wire system to manage logistics at his retreat. The interaction focused on routine operational coordination regarding the President's residency at Aspen Lodge. No substantive policy decisions or historical developments were recorded during this brief administrative exchange.
On December 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:15 pm and 5:20 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 237-052 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 237-52 Date: December 29, 1972 Time: Unknown between 5:15 pm and 5:20 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 158-23]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.