President Nixon requested that the Camp David operator connect him to White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication with a senior advisor. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief exchange.
On August 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:45 am and 9:01 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 140-015 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 140-15 Date: August 17, 1972 Time: Unknown between 8:45 am and 9:01 am Location: Camp David Study Table The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 203-4] Request for a call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman (rev. Mar-02)
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