President Nixon initiates a brief communication with the Camp David operator to establish a connection for a subsequent phone call. This routine interaction served as a logistical bridge to reach another party, identified in the records as continuing the dialogue from a previous conversation. No substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief exchange.
On September 12, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 8:44 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 210-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 210-3 Date: September 12, 1972 Time: 8:44 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation no. 142-1]
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