President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an urgent communication with labor leader Teddy Gleason. He specifically requested that the operator obtain Gleason’s contact information from Charles Colson’s office to place the call. This brief exchange reflects the President's administrative efforts to coordinate with key labor figures during his second term.
On November 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 1:15 pm and 2:05 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 224-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 224-20
Date: November 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 1:15 pm and 2:05 pm.
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
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[See Conversation No. 153-14]
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