President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an official communication. The primary purpose of the call was to request that the operator connect him with U. Alexis Johnson, the Under Secretary of State. This exchange reflects the President's administrative efforts to initiate high-level diplomatic outreach while stationed at the presidential retreat.
On December 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:52 pm and 7:02 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 158-031 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 158-31 Date: December 29, 1972 Time: Unknown between 6:52 pm and 7:02 pm Location: Camp David Study Table The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 237-39] Request for a call to U. Alexis Johnson -Johnson’s identity -[Under] Secretary of State
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