President Nixon initiated this brief telephone call to the Camp David operator to request a connection with H.R. Haldeman. The exchange served primarily as an administrative communication to facilitate immediate contact with his Chief of Staff. No policy discussions took place during this brief interaction.
On July 23, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:25 pm and 12:26 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 136-022 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 136-22 Date: July 23, 1972 Time: Unknown between 12:25 and 12:26 pm Location: Camp David Study Table (telephone) The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 196-9] Request for H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman (rev. Jan-02)
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