President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an urgent communication. The primary purpose of the brief telephone exchange was to request that White House Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler be connected to the President. This administrative action highlights the President's ongoing need for staff coordination while stationed at Camp David.
On July 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 2:37 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 136-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 136-8 Date: July 22, 1972 Time: Unknown between 2:31 and 2:37 pm Location: Camp David Study Table (telephone) The President talked to the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 197-11] Request for Ronald L. Ziegler
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