President Nixon initiated a brief exchange with the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge study. The interaction primarily involved logistical coordination regarding communication services while the President was in residence. No substantive policy matters or major administrative decisions were recorded during this brief technical check.
On August 21, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 11:20 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 207-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 207-4
(rev. Mar-02)
Date: August 21, 1972
Time: 11:20 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 140-56]No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.