President Nixon held a brief administrative interaction with the Camp David operator while stationed at the Aspen Lodge. The exchange centered on routine communication logistics and telephonic connectivity requirements for the President during his stay. No substantive policy matters or major political decisions were recorded during this brief technical coordination.
On September 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 6:36 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 211-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 211-6 Date: September 16, 1972 Time: Unknown time between 2:31 pm and 6:36 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation no. 143-1]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.