President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with the Camp David operator while stationed at the Aspen Lodge. The exchange concerned routine operational logistics related to the management of White House communications at the presidential retreat. No major policy decisions or significant political developments were documented during this short engagement.
On July 23, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:27 pm and 4:03 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 196-033 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 196-33 Date: July 23, 1972 Time: Unknown between 3:27 pm and 4:03 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 136-32]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.