Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 149 › Conversation 149-012

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Henry Kissinger

Sunday, October 15, 1972 · 11:24 AM–11:35 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 14 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation149-012 on Tape 149StartSunday, October 15, 1972 at 11:24 AMEndSunday, October 15, 1972 at 11:35 AMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 149-012 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417175547 ↗

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NARA Description

On October 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 11:35 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 149-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 149-12

Date: October 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:24 am and 11:35 am
Location: Camp David Study Table

The Camp David operator talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 220-16]

        Henry A. Kissinger's schedule
           -Meeting with Gen. Creighton W. Abrams, Jr.
                -Return call to the President

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Hello?
Mr. President, Dr. Kissinger is with General Abrams at the present time.
Can he call you in about 15 minutes?
No, tell him whenever it's convenient.
I have no hurry.

Also recorded on October 15, 1972

  • 149-009 10:55 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:55 am and 11:07 am.
  • 149-010 11:07 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:07 am to 11:21 am.
  • 220-014 11:07 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:07 am to 11:21 am.
  • 149-011 11:24 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 11:24 am.
  • 149-013 11:24 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 12:00 pm.
  • 220-015 11:24 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 11:24 am.
  • 220-016 11:24 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 11:35 am.
  • 220-017 11:24 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 12:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 149-012, October 15, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417175547). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/149-012 (accessed October 29, 2026).