President Nixon initiates a call to the Camp David operator to request a connection with Colonel Richard T. Kennedy. This brief administrative interaction serves solely to facilitate communication with a member of the National Security Council staff. No further substantive policy matters are addressed in this exchange.
On December 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:44 pm and 6:49 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 158-027 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 158-27
Date: December 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 6:44 pm and 6:49 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
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Conversation No. 158-27 (cont’d)
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 237-35]
Request for a call to Col. Richard T. KennedyThis transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.