President Nixon held a brief, informal communication with the Camp David operator to confirm the readiness and connectivity of the facility's telephone system. The interaction served as a routine check of the communications infrastructure while the President was in residence at Aspen Lodge. No substantive policy matters or major political decisions were addressed during this brief exchange.
On October 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:44 pm and 8:46 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 219-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 219-9 Date: October 10, 1972 Time: Unknown between 8:44 pm and 8:46 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The Camp David operator talked with the President. [See Conversation No. 148-7]
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