President Nixon held a brief, informal interaction with a Camp David operator to address logistical or communication needs while at the Aspen Lodge. This conversation, recorded via the Hard Wire system, represents a routine administrative check-in between the President and site staff. No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions were recorded during this exchange.
On June 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:46 pm and 3:30 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 193-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 193-21 Date: June 8, 1972 Time: Unknown between 12:46 and 3:30 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 133-16]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.