President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his Press Secretary, Ronald L. Ziegler. The brief exchange served as a routine administrative request to initiate official communication. No other substantive policy matters or decisions were discussed during this interaction.
On June 2, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:29 pm and 1:58 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 168-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 168-21
Date: June 2, 1973
Time: Unknown between 12:29 pm and 1:58 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
Request for telephone call
-Ronald L. Zeigler
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