President Nixon initiates a brief communication with the Camp David switchboard operator to establish a connection for an outgoing call. The conversation serves as a logistical bridge to facilitate further presidential business. No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions occur during this brief interaction.
On July 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:44 pm and 2:46 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 197-013 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 197-013 Date: July 22, 1972 Time: Unknown between 2:44 pm and 2:46 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 136-10]
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