President Nixon initiates a brief communication through the White House operator while stationed at Camp David. The exchange serves primarily as a logistical check of the telecommunications connection between the retreat and the White House switchboard. No substantive policy discussions or political developments occur during this brief technical interaction.
On October 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 10:16 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 217-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 217-12 Date: October 7, 1972 Time: Unknown between 9:00 am and 10:16 am Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 147-5]
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