President Nixon initiated a brief communication with the Camp David switchboard operator to facilitate an outgoing call. The interaction served a purely administrative purpose regarding telephonic logistics at the retreat. No substantive policy discussions or political developments occurred during this brief exchange.
On December 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:59 am and 12:01 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 237-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 237-18 Date: December 29, 1972 Time: Unknown between 11:59 am and 12:01 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 158-14]
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