President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone call to Congressman Thomas G. Abernethy. The operator informed the President that Abernethy was currently at the Bethesda Naval Hospital. This brief exchange served as an administrative arrangement to connect the President with the hospitalized legislator.
On June 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 5:56 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 134-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 134-13
Date: June 24, 1972
Time: 5:56 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table (telephone)
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
(rev. Jan-02)
[See also Conversation No. 194-18]
Request for a call to Thomas G. AbernethyThis transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.