Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 158 › Conversation 158-014
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Henry Kissinger
Friday, December 29, 1972 · 11:59 AM–12:01 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his National Security Advisor, Henry A. Kissinger. This brief administrative interaction served as the necessary logistical step to initiate a policy-focused discussion. No further details regarding the substance of the subsequent conversation were captured in this recording.
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NARA Description
On December 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:59 am and 12:01 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 158-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 158-14
Date: December 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:59 am and 12:01 pm
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 158-14 (cont’d)
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 237-18]
Request for a call to Henry A. KissingerAlso recorded on December 29, 1972
- 158-012 11:53 AM · 53 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Cmdr. Alexander R. Larzelere talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:53 am to 11:54 am.
- 237-016 11:53 AM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Cmdr. Alexander R. Larzelere met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:53 am to 11:54 am.
- 158-013 11:55 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:55 am to 11:59 am.
- 237-017 11:55 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:55 am to 11:59 am.
- 237-018 11:59 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:59 am and 12:01 pm.
- 158-015 12:01 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:01 pm to 12:08 pm.
- 237-019 12:01 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:01 pm to 12:08 pm.
- 158-016 12:08 PM · 1 min — Col. Richard T. Kennedy and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:08 pm to 12:09 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 158-014, December 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/158-014 (accessed September 28, 2026).