President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection with General Alexander M. Haig, Jr. This brief exchange served as a routine administrative request to establish communication with his key advisor. The conversation concluded immediately after the President issued the directive to initiate the call.
On October 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:09 am and 10:10 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 151-010 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 151-10 Date: October 22, 1972 Time: Unknown between 10:09 am and 10:10 am Location: Camp David Study Table The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 223-19] Request for a call to Alexander M. Haig, Jr.
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