President Nixon initiated a brief communication with the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge study. The interaction was primarily administrative in nature, serving to facilitate necessary telephonic connections for the President. No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions occurred during this brief exchange.
On May 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:44 pm and 2:46 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 189-022 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 189-22 Date: May 17, 1972 Time: Unknown between 2:44 pm and 2:46 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 131-11]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.