President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to initiate a telephone call to his Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical request to establish communication with his primary advisor. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this request.
On August 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:14 pm and 12:33 pm. The Camp David Study Desk taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 176-007 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 176-7 Date: August 19, 1972 Time: Unknown between 12:14 pm and 12:33 pm Location: Camp David Study Desk The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 205-11] Request for a call to H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman
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