President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection with domestic affairs advisor John D. Ehrlichman. This brief administrative interaction served as the necessary step to initiate a formal policy discussion. The President successfully placed the request to reach his advisor, moving the conversation to a private line.
On October 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 7:03 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 148-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 148-19 Date: October 11, 1972 Time: 7:03 pm Location: Camp David Study Table The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 219-27] Request for a call to John D. Ehrlichman
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