President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone call to his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. The brief exchange served as a routine administrative request to establish communication with a senior advisor. No further substantive policy discussions occurred during this specific interaction.
On December 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 4:40 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 157-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 157-8
Date: December 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:31 pm and 4:40 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
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Conversation No. 157-8 (cont’d)
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 233-14]
Request for a call to H. R. (“Bob”) HaldemanThis transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.