President Nixon consulted with a Camp David operator to determine the current location of aide Raymond K. Price, Jr. After learning that staff had been unable to reach Price, the President issued a direct order to cancel his meeting scheduled for the following day. This brief exchange reflects the President's administrative management of his schedule while at Camp David.
On December 7, 1972, Camp David operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:12 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 157-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 157-23 Date: December 7, 1972 Time: 9:12 pm Location: Camp David Study Table The Camp David operator talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 234-15A] Raymond K. Price, Jr.’s location -Call back instructions -December 8, 1972 -31- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM (rev. Apr.-08)
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