President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an urgent telephone connection with Roy L. Ash, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. This brief communication served solely as a logistical request to initiate an official call between the two men. No substantive policy matters or further details were discussed during this exchange.
On May 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:49 am and 11:50 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 165-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 165-11
Date: May 12, 1973
Time: Unknown between 10:49 am and 11:50 am
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
Telephone call to Roy L. AshThis 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 Do not cite this transcript as authoritative.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.