President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his National Security Advisor, Henry Kissinger. This brief interaction served as a logistical bridge to initiate high-level diplomatic or administrative deliberations. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this exchange, as its sole purpose was to establish communication with Kissinger.
On October 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:33 am and 10:33 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 152-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 152-4 Date: October 30, 1972 Time: Unknown between 9:30 am and 10:33 am Location: Camp David Study Table The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 222-8] Request for a call to Henry A. Kissinger.
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