President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with the Camp David operator while stationed at the Aspen Lodge. The conversation functioned as a routine check of communications infrastructure and connectivity for the President at his retreat. No policy matters or significant executive decisions were transacted during this exchange.
On June 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 5:13 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 192-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 192-13 Date: June 9, 1972 Time: 5:13 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 172-6]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.