President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone call to First Lady Pat Nixon. The brief interaction served strictly as a logistical request to connect the President with his wife. No policy discussions or significant political developments occurred during this exchange.
On November 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:30 am and 8:43 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 153-029 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 153-29 Date: November 16, 1972 Time: Unknown between 8:30 am and 8:43 am Location: Camp David Study Table The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 225-25] Request for a call to Thelma C.(“Pat”) Nixon
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