President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate urgent phone calls to National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger and Colonel Richard T. Kennedy. The operator informed the President that Colonel Kennedy was temporarily unavailable but expected to return shortly. The exchange served as a logistical attempt by Nixon to coordinate communications with key members of his foreign policy team during his stay at Camp David.
On December 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 5:40 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 158-025 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 158-25 Date: December 29, 1972 Time: 5:40 pm Location: Camp David Study Table The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 237-32] Henry A. Kissinger’s location -Location -Call from the President Col. Richard T. Kennedy’s location -Call from the President
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