President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with the Camp David operator while stationed at the Aspen Lodge. The exchange was limited to routine operational communications regarding the President's immediate needs at the retreat. No substantive policy discussions or significant political decisions were recorded during this brief contact.
On August 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:58 am and 10:16 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 203-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 203-12 Date: August 17, 1972 Time: Unknown between 9:58 am and 10:16 am Location: Camp David Hard Wire The Camp David operator talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 140-22]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.