President Nixon initiates a brief communication with the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge. The exchange serves as a routine administrative request regarding the operation of the telephone system. No substantive political or policy discussions occur during this brief interaction.
On October 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:45 pm and 3:46 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 220-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 220-001 Date: October 14, 1972 Time: Unknown between 3:45 pm and 3:46 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 149-1]
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