President Nixon initiates a brief request to the Camp David operator to summon Rose Mary Woods, his personal secretary, to his location at the Aspen Lodge. This conversation serves as a logistical coordination effort to facilitate administrative assistance during the President’s stay at the retreat. No substantive policy matters or broader political developments are addressed in this short exchange.
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 11:04 pm and 11:43 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 204-008 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 204-8 Date: August 17, 1972 Time: Unknown between 11:04 pm and 11:43 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 140-32]
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