President Nixon instructed the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone call to his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. Nixon specified that the operator should reach out to Haldeman at home but avoid interrupting him if he were out to dinner. This brief exchange served as a logistical request to establish direct communication with a key advisor.
On January 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:49 pm to 8:50 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 160-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 160-7 Date: January 5, 1973 Time: 8:49 pm - 8:50 pm Location: Camp David Study Table The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 239-7] Request for call to H. R. Haldeman
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