President Nixon consulted with the Camp David operator to conduct a technical test of the communications equipment within the Aspen Lodge. The exchange served primarily as a functional check of the taping system and internal telephone lines. No substantive policy matters or political discussions were addressed during this brief procedural interaction.
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 7:33 pm and 7:44 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 190-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 190-8 Date: May 17, 1972 Time: Unknown between 7:33 and 7:44 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The Camp David operator talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 131-17]
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