President Nixon instructed the Camp David operator to facilitate two high-level communications while he relocated to Birch Lodge. He requested that a message be left for cartoonist Al Capp to return his call, and directed the operator to attempt to reach Secretary John B. Connally. The brief exchange served as a logistical coordination for the President's upcoming private correspondence.
On July 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 10:25 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 138-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 138-7 Date: July 30, 1972 Time: 10:25 am Location: Camp David Study Table The Camp David operator talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 198-15] Call to Al Capp -The President’s location -Birch Lodge Request for a call to John B. Connally
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