President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an outgoing call to Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. The conversation was strictly administrative, serving solely as a request to connect with a senior staff member. No policy matters or further substantive discussions were conducted during this brief exchange.
On November 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:45 am and 9:39 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 153-057 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 153-57 Date: November 18, 1972 Time: Unknown between 7:45 am and 9:39 am Location: Camp David Study Table The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 226-30] Request for a call to Ronald L. Ziegler
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