President Nixon initiates a brief communication with the Camp David operator to request assistance with an outgoing telephone call. The exchange serves as a routine administrative request to facilitate the President's personal or official telephonic outreach from the Aspen Lodge. No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions occurred during this brief interaction.
On August 8, 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 pm and 10:53 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 200-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 200-2 Date: August 8, 1972 Time: Unknown between 10:15 pm and 10:53 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 139-1] (rev. Mar-02)
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