President Nixon utilized the recording system at Camp David to dictate a memorandum for the official record. The session primarily functioned as a private administrative tool for the President to formalize thoughts or directives. Although the specific content of this dictation remains restricted, it serves as a primary source for identifying Nixon's internal communications and priorities during the summer of 1972.
On August 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:36 pm and 9:25 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 200-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 200-18
Date: August 9, 1972
Time: Unknown between 7:36 pm and 9:25 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President dictated a memorandum.
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