President Richard Nixon engaged in a brief communication with the Camp David switchboard operator while stationed at the Aspen Lodge. The exchange was strictly logistical in nature, focused on the functionality and operational requirements of the telecommunications equipment at the presidential retreat. No substantive policy matters or executive decisions were recorded during this interaction.
On August 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:29 am and 2:11 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 202-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 202-16 Date: August 16, 1972 Time: Unknown between 8:29 am and 2:11 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 140-6]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.