President Nixon initiates a brief communication via the Camp David internal telephone system to reach an operator. The interaction consists solely of an administrative request for the operator to hold the line while he manages his telephonic correspondence. No substantive policy matters or political developments are addressed during this brief exchange.
On August 20, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:25 pm and 10:32 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 206-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 206-21 Date: August 20, 1972 Time: Unknown between 6:25 pm and 10:32 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 140-53]
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