President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an urgent communication with his deputy assistant for national security affairs, Alexander M. Haig, Jr. The brief exchange served as a logistical bridge to connect the President with his key advisor. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this brief request for a telephone patch.
On August 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:15 am and 8:21 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 140-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 140-4 Date: August 16, 1972 Time: Unknown between 8:15 am and 8:21 am Location: Camp David Study Table The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 202-14] Request for a call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
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