President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an urgent communication with his Chief of Staff, H. R. Haldeman. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical request to establish a telephone connection between the President and his top aide. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this specific exchange.
On November 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:30 pm and 7:40 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 153-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 153-2 Date: November 13, 1972 Time: Unknown between 7:30 pm and 7:40 pm Location: Camp David Study Table The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 224-6] Request for a call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
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