President Nixon initiated a brief communication with the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge study. The interaction served as a routine administrative or logistical check regarding telecommunications services at the retreat. No substantive policy matters or political discussions were recorded during this one-minute exchange.
On October 11, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 7:00 pm to 7:01 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 219-025 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 219-25 Date: October 11, 1972 Time: Unknown between 7:00 pm and 7:01 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 148-17]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.