President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a personal phone call to Shelley Buchanan in Detroit. The brief exchange served as a logistical request to connect the President with his intended party. No substantive policy matters or administrative decisions were addressed during this interaction.
On February 24, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:01 am and 8:55 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 162-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 162-4
Date: February 24, 1973
Time: Unknown before 8:55 am
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
Call to Shelley A. (Scarney) Buchanan
-DetroitThis 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 Do not cite this transcript as authoritative.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.