President Nixon communicated with a Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge study to address logistical needs or facilitate internal communications. While specific details of the dialogue remain undocumented due to the lack of a transcript, the interaction represents a routine administrative connection managed via the Hard Wire system. This brief exchange highlights the President's reliance on support staff during his working retreats at the presidential compound.
On October 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:36 pm and 8:39 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 214-032 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 214-32 Date: October 2, 1972 Time: Unknown between 8:36 pm and 8:39 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 145-20]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.