President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This brief interaction served solely as an administrative request to reach a key advisor while the President was stationed at Camp David. No other policy matters or substantive discussions were addressed during this exchange.
On October 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:00 pm and 7:01 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 148-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 148-17 Date: October 11, 1972 Time: Unknown between 7:00 pm and 7:01 pm Location: Camp David Study Table The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 219-25] Request for a call to H.R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
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