President Nixon initiated a brief communication with the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection with National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. The discussion was purely administrative, serving as a logistical step to coordinate high-level foreign policy consultations during the President's stay at Camp David. No policy decisions were made during this exchange, which functioned solely to bridge the President's connection to his key advisor.
On December 30, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:02 am and 10:04 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 158-036 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 158-36 Date: December 30, 1972 Time: Unknown between 10:02 am and 10:04 am Location: Camp David Study Table The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 237-45] Request for a call to Henry A. Kissinger
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