Edward R. F. Cox engaged in a brief exchange with a Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone conversation with an individual identified as Kent. The session primarily functioned as a logistical communication link managed through the Camp David internal telephone infrastructure. No substantive policy discussions or administrative decisions were recorded, as the interaction served solely to connect the participants.
On August 11, 1972, Edward R. F. Cox, unknown person(s), and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:30 pm and 10:20 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 201-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 201-8 Date: August 11, 1972 Time: Unknown between 8:30 pm and 10:20 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire Edward R.F. Cox talked with Kent [Surname not known]. [See Conversation No. 137-6; one item has been withdrawn from the conversation] (rev. Mar-02) Cox talked with the Camp David operator.
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.