President Nixon initiated a brief contact with the Camp David telephone operator to discuss administrative logistics or connectivity requirements at Aspen Lodge. The interaction reflects the routine coordination necessary for the President to maintain communication while working from the presidential retreat. No substantive policy matters or major decisions were recorded during this brief exchange.
On October 7, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:25 pm and 12:33 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 217-023 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 217-23 Date: October 7, 1972 Time: Unknown between 12:25 pm and 12:33 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 147-8]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.