President Nixon initiates a brief communication through the Camp David operator to establish a connection with Colonel Kennedy. The exchange serves as a logistical bridge to facilitate a direct conversation between the President and the Colonel. No further substantive policy matters or decisions are addressed in this short administrative interaction.
On December 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 5:03 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 237-025 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 237-25 Date: December 29, 1972 Time: 5:03 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 158-19] -12- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM (rev. July-08)
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