President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator from the Aspen Lodge to request assistance with a phone call. This brief interaction served a purely administrative purpose to facilitate the President's telephonic communications while at the retreat. No substantive policy matters or major decisions were addressed during this exchange.
On January 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 7:58 pm and 8:27 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 239-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 239-3 Date: January 5, 1973 Time: Unknown between 7:58 pm and 8:27 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 160-3] -3- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM (rev. Aug-08)
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