President Nixon consulted with the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection. The brief exchange focused exclusively on establishing the communication link required for the President to conduct official business from the Aspen Lodge. No substantive policy discussions or policy-related decisions were recorded during this technical interaction.
On August 19, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:14 pm and 12:33 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 205-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 205-11 Date: August 19, 1972 Time: Unknown between 12:14 pm and 12:33 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 176-7]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.