Major John V. Brennan and the Camp David operator coordinated logistics for an impending telephone call between President Nixon and Ivorian President Félix Houphouët-Boigny. The participants established the technical setup for the call, specifying which phone lines would be used for the President and his interpreter. Brennan instructed the operator on the protocol for signaling the arrival of the call so he could transfer the connection to the President.
On November 27, 1972, John V. Brennan, Camp David operator, and Alex G. Toumayan talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:30 am and 11:14 am. The Camp David Study Desk taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 183-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 183-4
Date: November 27, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:30 am and 11:14 am
Location: Camp David Study Desk
Major John V. ("Jack") Brennan talked with the Camp David operator.
Alec G. Toumayan can be heard in the background.
[See Conversation Nos. 156-3 and 231-3]
Telephone call
The President’s forthcoming conversation with Felix Houphouet-Boigny
-Preparations for incoming call
-Ivory Coast
-Lines
-The President
-[Toumayan]
-Check of line
-TimeThis transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.