President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Robert H. Finch. The primary purpose of the call was to locate and reach Finch, who was in California at the time. This exchange served as a logistical coordination effort to initiate a private consultation between the President and his advisor.
On June 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 5:08 pm. The Camp David Study Desk taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 172-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 172-5 Date: June 9, 1972 Time: 5:08 pm Location: Camp David Study Desk (telephone) The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 192-12] Request for Robert H. Finch -Location
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