President Nixon consulted with the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection with George C. Wallace. This brief exchange served as a logistical arrangement to reach the Alabama governor, likely to discuss current political matters or administrative coordination. The primary action item resulting from the discussion was the initiation of the call to Wallace.
On February 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:18 pm and 7:15 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 243-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 243-2 Date: February 23, 1973 Time: Unknown between 6:18 pm and 7:15 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 162-2] Requested a call to George C. Wallace. -2- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM Tape Subject Log (rev. Oct.-09)
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.