President Nixon held a brief exchange with the Camp David telephone operator to facilitate a connection for an outgoing call. The discussion served purely administrative purposes to establish communication from the Aspen Lodge. No substantive policy matters or political developments were addressed during this interaction.
On May 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 7:50 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 190-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 190-14 Date: May 18, 1972 Time: 7:50 am Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 131-22]
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