President Nixon initiates a brief request for the Camp David operator to establish a telephone connection. The conversation centers on the operator informing the President that the intended recipient of the call is currently located in Los Angeles. This interaction serves as a functional logistics check to facilitate communication with a specific individual.
On November 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:47 pm and 8:53 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 226-021 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 226-21 Date: November 17, 1972 Time: Unknown between 8:47 pm and 8:53 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 153-54]
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