President Nixon consulted with the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection with National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. This administrative interaction was necessary to establish secure communication between the President and his advisor while Nixon was working from the Aspen Lodge. No substantive policy discussions were recorded during this brief logistical coordination.
On February 24, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:57 pm and 6:10 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 243-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 243-11 Date: February 24, 1973 Time: Unknown between 4:57 pm and 6:10 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 162-7] Call to Henry A. Kissinger
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