President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This brief interaction served solely as an administrative request to bridge communication between the President and a key advisor. No substantive policy discussions or decisions occurred during the exchange.
On May 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:40 pm and 2:42 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 131-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 131-9 Date: May 17, 1972 Time: Unknown between 2:40 pm and 2:42 pm Location: Camp David Study Table The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See also Conversation No. 189-20] Request for a call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
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