President Nixon initiates a brief telephone communication through the Camp David operator to request a conversation with H.R. "Bob" Haldeman. The exchange serves as a logistical bridge to facilitate direct contact between the President and his Chief of Staff. No substantive policy matters or broader political developments are addressed during this short administrative connection.
On June 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 5:26 pm. The Camp David Study Desk taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 172-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 172-8 Date: June 9, 1972 Time: 5:26 pm Location: Camp David Study Desk (telephone) The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 192-15] Request for H.R.(“Bob”) Haldeman. (rev. Jan-02)
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