President Nixon initiated a brief communication with the Camp David operator to facilitate logistical coordination while residing at Aspen Lodge. The exchange served primarily to establish or verify telephone connectivity between the President and external parties. No substantive policy discussions or political decisions were recorded during this brief administrative interaction.
On June 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 5:08 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 192-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 192-12 Date: June 9, 1972 Time: 5:08 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 172-5] (rev. Jan-02)
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.