President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection with White House Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. This brief administrative interaction served as an intermediary step to coordinate direct communication between the President and his press secretary. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief exchange.
On December 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:46 am and 10:48 am. The Camp David Study Desk taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 184-005 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 184-5
Date: December 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:46 am and 10:48 am
Location: Camp David Study Desk
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
Request for a call to Ronald L. ZieglerNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.