President Nixon communicated with a Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge to discuss administrative or logistical matters related to his stay at the retreat. Due to the lack of a transcript, the specific nature of the conversation remains classified as a brief, routine exchange between the President and onsite support staff. No significant policy decisions or historical developments resulted from this brief communication.
On December 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:41 pm and 9:53 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 237-043 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 237-43 Date: December 30, 1972 Time: Unknown between 9:41 pm and 9:53 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 158-34.]
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.