President Nixon directed the Camp David operator to confirm the current whereabouts of Secretary of Defense David Packard and Secretary of State William Rogers. He specifically requested that the operator verify their attendance at a NATO meeting through the National Security Council staff. The President explicitly noted that he did not intend to speak with either official, seeking only to track their locations.
On December 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 4:40 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 233-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 233-016 Date: December 6, 1972 Time: Unknown between 3:31 pm and 4:40 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 157-10]
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