President Nixon initiated a brief telephone request through the Camp David operator to be connected with domestic affairs advisor John D. Ehrlichman. The call served as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication between the President and his senior aide. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this interaction as it was strictly an administrative task to establish contact.
On October 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:49 pm and 3:50 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 149-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 149-3 Date: October 14, 1972 Time: Unknown between 3:49 pm and 3:50 pm Location: Camp David Study Table The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 220-3] Request for a call to John D. Ehrlichman (rev. Feb-24)
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