President Nixon communicated with the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection. The brief exchange focused exclusively on establishing the administrative link required for the President to place a call from the Aspen Lodge. No substantive policy discussions or policy-related decisions were recorded during this technical interaction.
On January 6, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:59 pm and 3:39 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 240-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 240-5 Date: January 6, 1973 Time: Unknown between 2:59 pm and 3:39 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 160-14]
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