President Nixon initiated a brief communication with the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge study. The interaction was primarily administrative in nature, focusing on telephonic connectivity and logistical coordination at the presidential retreat. No substantive policy discussions or major political developments were recorded during this brief exchange.
On August 13, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:15 am and 10:19 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 199-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 199-11 Date: August 13, 1972 Time: Unknown between 10:15 am and 10:19 am Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 137-17]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.