President Nixon instructed the Camp David operator to place a telephone call to Representative Wilbur D. Mills. The President explicitly prioritized this connection over a pending call with Charles W. Colson, directing the operator to hold the latter until Mills was reached. This interaction reflects the President's urgent need to coordinate with the powerful House Ways and Means Committee Chairman.
On October 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 8:20 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 148-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 148-4 Date: October 10, 1972 Time: 8:20 pm Location: Camp David Study Table The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 219-6] Request for a call to Wilbur D. Mills (rev. Oct-06) The President's schedule -Charles W. Colson -Mills
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