President Nixon initiates a brief communication with a Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge. The exchange serves as a routine administrative request to establish a connection for an outgoing call. No substantive policy or political matters are discussed during this short interaction.
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 12:25 pm and 12:26 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 196-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 196-9 Date: July 23, 1972 Time: Unknown between 12:25 pm and 12:26 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 136-22]
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