President Nixon contacted the Camp David switchboard operator to facilitate an administrative request while staying at the retreat. The brief interaction focused on operational coordination between the President and the facility staff. No substantial policy or political matters were addressed during this connection.
President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David on an unknown date, sometime between 1:05 pm on September 30, 1972 and 9:22 am on October 3, 1972. The Camp David Study Desk taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 180-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 180-1
Date: Unknown between September 30 and October 3, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:05 pm, September 30 and 9:22 am, October 3, 1972
Location: Camp David Study Desk
The President conferred with the Camp David operator [?].
Unknown requestNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.