Richard T. Kennedy was a career U.S. Army officer who served on the National Security Council staff under Henry Kissinger during the Nixon administration. He began his White House tenure as Director for Staff Planning and Coordination in October 1969, a role he maintained as a civilian after retiring from the military as a colonel in 1971. In April 1973, Kennedy was promoted to Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Council Planning, a position he held through the remainder of the taping period and until January 1975.
On February 25, 1971, during the signing of the Foreign Policy Message, President Richard M. Nixon and Mary D. Stifflemire, Bernice V. Alexander, Judith L. Johnson, William G. Hyland, W. Marshall Wright, Peter W. Rodman, C. Fred Bergsten, Harold H. Saunders, Nancy L. Meinking, Arnold Nachmanoff, Col. Robert M. Behr, John H. Holdridge, John Glancy, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, Winston Lord, Sheila R. Lopez, Dianne C. Matthews, Julienne L. Pineau, Dr. K. Wayne Smith, Helmut ("Hal") Sonnenfeldt, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:56 am and 11:50 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 048-003 of the White House Tapes.
On February 28, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird, Richard M. Helms, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, John N. Irwin, II, Henry A. Kissinger, George H. W. Bush, U. Alexis Johnson, Frank J. Shakespeare, Joseph J. Sisco, Alfred L. Atherton, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., John H. Holdridge, Harold H. Saunders, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:00 am and 12:35 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 048-004 of the White House Tapes.
On March 25, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and members of the National Security Council, including Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, William P. Rogers, John B. Connally, Gen. George A. Lincoln, John N. Mitchell, George H. W. Bush, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, Gen. Robert E. Cushman, Philip J. Farley, U. Alexis Johnson, Samuel De Palma, Marshall Green, Henry A. Kissinger, John H. Holdridge, W. Marshall Wright, and Col. Richard T. Kennedy, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 10:12 am to 11:15 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 051-004 of the White House Tapes.
On June 15, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Arthur K. Watson, and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:32 pm to 3:44 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 521-008 of the White House Tapes.
On August 13, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and members of the National Security Council, including Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, John N. Irwin, II, Melvin R. Laird, Gen. George A. Lincoln, John N. Mitchell, Richard M. Helms, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, George P. Shultz, Ronald I. Spiers, David Packard, Henry A. Kissinger, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, Dr. [First name unknown] Weinsmith, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, and Kenneth W. Dam, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:08 am and 11:57 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 069-001 of the White House Tapes.
On September 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and members of the National Security Council, including Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird, John B. Connally, Gen George A. Lincoln, John N. Mitchell, Richard M. Helms, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, David Packard, John N. Irwin, II, Henry A. Kissinger, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Col. Richard T. Kennedy, John H. Holdridge, and [Name withdrawn], met in the Cabinet Room of the White House from 3:01 pm to 4:40 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 076-004 of the White House Tapes.
On September 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Paul G. Hoffman, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:48 am to 12:14 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 449-008 of the White House Tapes.
On September 24, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Cabinet officers and staffers, including William P. Rogers met with John B. Connally, David Packard, John N. Mitchell, Rogers C. B. Morton, Clifford M. Hardin, Maurice H. Stans, Laurence H. Silberman, Elliot L. Richardson, George W. Romney, James M. Beggs, David M. Kennedy, George P. Shultz, Robert H. Finch, George H. W. Bush, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, Peter M. Flanigan, Peter G. Peterson, Herbert G. Klein, Arnold R. Weber, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Gerald L. Warren, Alexander P. Butterfield, Colonel Richard T. Kennedy, John N. Irwin, II, U. Alexis Johnson, Nathanial Samuels, Paul A. Volcker, Arthur F. Burns, Paul W. McCracken, Ezra Solomon, Caspar W. ("Cap") Weinberger, and unknown person(s), met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 8:13 am and 11:03 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 077-002 of the White House Tapes.
On November 12, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and members of the National Security Council, including Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird, Gen. George A. Lincoln, John N. Mitchell, John N. Irwin, II, Richard M. Helms, [Name withdrawn], Gen. John D. Ryan, Ronald I. Spiers, Gerard C. Smith, Philip J. Farley, Spurgeon M. Keeny, Jr., John J. McCloy, Gen. Royal B. Allison, J. Graham Parsons, Paul H. Nitze, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, Dr. K. Wayne Smith, Helmut ("Hal") Sonnenfedlt, Henry A. Kissinger, Gen. Alexander M. Haig, Jr., and Gardiner L. Tucker, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 5:03 pm and 11:59 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 082-002 of the White House Tapes.
On December 1, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and members of the National Security Council, including William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird, Gen. George A. Lincoln, John N. Mitchell, Richard M. Helms, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, John N. Irwin, II, Martin J. Hillenbrand, David Packard, Philip J. Farley, Henry A. Kissinger, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, Philip A. Odeen, Helmut ("Hal") Sonnenfeldt, Gen. Alexander M. Haig, Jr., William G. Hyland, and Lt. Col. Walter B. Ratliffe, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:57 am and 11:59 pm. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 084-015 of the White House Tapes.
On January 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, [David] Kenneth Rush, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, White House photographer, White House operator, and Peter M. Flanigan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:35 pm to 1:24 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 644-014 of the White House Tapes.
On March 17, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and members of the National Security Council, including Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, William P. Rogers, Melvin R. Laird, Gen. George A. Lincoln, John B. Connally, John N. Irwin, II, Richard M. Helms, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, Ronald I. Spiers, David M. Kennedy, Gerard C. Smith, Philip J. Farley, Spurgeon M. Keeny, Jr., [Name withdrawn], Gen. Royal B. Allison, Paul H. Nitze, Henry A. Kissinger, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, Philip A. Odeen, Helmut ("Hal") Sonnenfeldt, and Gardiner L. Tucker, met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 10:13 am and 11:54 am. The Cabinet Room taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 095-002 of the White House Tapes.
On October 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Patrick Hillery, Sean O'Heideian, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, Marion H. Smoak, John D. Moore, Ronald L. Ziegler, White House photographer, Stephen B. Bull, and Richard A. Moore met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:23 am to 11:34 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 793-012 of the White House Tapes.
On December 4, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy talked on the telephone from 7:51 pm to 8:02 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-011 of the White House Tapes.
On December 4, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy talked on the telephone from 8:23 pm to 8:32 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-015 of the White House Tapes.
On December 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, White House operator, Charles W. Colson, unknown person(s), Manolo Sanchez, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:10 am to 9:50 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 387-004 of the White House Tapes.
On December 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy talked on the telephone from 8:56 am to 8:59 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 034-019 of the White House Tapes.
On December 5, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Adm. Horacio Rivero, Jr., Col. Richard T. Kennedy, White House photographer, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:05 pm to 12:25 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 818-003 of the White House Tapes.
On December 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy talked on the telephone at Camp David from 4:40 pm to 5:31 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 157-016 of the White House Tapes.
On December 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 4:40 pm to 5:21 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 233-021 of the White House Tapes.
On December 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy talked on the telephone at Camp David from 5:54 pm to 5:59 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 157-019 of the White House Tapes.
On December 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 5:54 pm to 5:59 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 234-004 of the White House Tapes.
On December 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy talked on the telephone at Camp David from 7:46 pm to 7:48 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 157-042 of the White House Tapes.
On December 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 7:46 pm to 7:48 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 235-023 of the White House Tapes.
On December 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:47 am and 10:12 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 828-005 of the White House Tapes.
On December 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:35 am to 10:23 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 380-001 of the White House Tapes.
On December 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 12:39 pm and 2:20 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 380-024 of the White House Tapes.
On December 28, 1972, Col. Richard T. Kennedy and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone from 3:43 pm to 3:45 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-034 of the White House Tapes.
On December 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:43 pm to 3:45 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 380-036 of the White House Tapes.
On December 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:48 am to 11:06 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 158-006 of the White House Tapes.
On December 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:48 am to 11:06 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 237-010 of the White House Tapes.
On December 29, 1972, Col. Richard T. Kennedy and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:08 pm to 12:09 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 158-016 of the White House Tapes.
On December 29, 1972, Col. Richard T. Kennedy and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:08 pm to 12:09 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 237-020 of the White House Tapes.
On December 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy talked on the telephone at Camp David from 6:49 pm to 6:52 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 158-028 of the White House Tapes.
On December 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 6:49 pm to 6:52 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 237-036 of the White House Tapes.
On January 4, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, William P. Rogers, Adm. Thomas H. Moorer, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, and Melvin R. Laird met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:03 am and 11:33 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 833-011 of the White House Tapes.
On January 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, S. Zalman Shazar, Yitzhak Rabin, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:04 pm to 2:19 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 834-006 of the White House Tapes.
On January 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, John M. ("Jack") Lynch, Frank E. Fitzsimmons, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:03 pm to 3:36 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 834-011 of the White House Tapes.
On January 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Carlos P. Romulo, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:39 pm to 4:10 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 834-013 of the White House Tapes.
On January 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, William L. Gifford, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, Yen Chia-Kan, Tsai Wei-ping, James C. H. Shen, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 4:03 pm to 4:22 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 834-016 of the White House Tapes.
On January 8, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), John D. Ehrlichman, Stephen B. Bull, and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:50 am to 1:45 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 835-008 of the White House Tapes.
On January 8, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, Ronald L. Ziegler, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:05 pm to 5:32 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 394-021 of the White House Tapes.
On January 8, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 5:32 pm and 5:34 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 395-001 of the White House Tapes.
On January 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, Maurice J. Williams, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:43 am and 11:09 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 836-008 of the White House Tapes.
On January 9, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Frederic V. Malek, Stephen B. Bull, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, John D. Ehrlichman, Roy L. Ash, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, Albert L. Cole, unknown person(s), Manolo Sanchez, and the White House operator met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:09 am to 1:23 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 836-009 of the White House Tapes.
On January 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy talked on the telephone from 3:34 pm to 3:35 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-122 of the White House Tapes.
On January 10, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:34 pm to 3:35 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 395-006 of the White House Tapes.
On January 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, and Peter J. Brennan met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:04 am to 9:42 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 838-011 of the White House Tapes.
On January 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Col. Richard T. Kennedy talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:09 am and 9:42 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-129 of the White House Tapes.
On January 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy talked on the telephone from 2:17 pm to 2:18 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-136 of the White House Tapes.
On January 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:17 pm to 2:18 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 401-025 of the White House Tapes.
On January 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 2:30 pm to 3:15 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 401-026 of the White House Tapes.
On January 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy talked on the telephone from 4:15 pm to 4:17 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-141 of the White House Tapes.
On January 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy talked on the telephone from 8:19 am to 8:28 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-151 of the White House Tapes.
On January 12, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 8:19 am to 8:28 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 395-019 of the White House Tapes.
On January 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy talked on the telephone from 9:10 am to 9:14 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 036-065 of the White House Tapes.
On January 23, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 9:14 am. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 404-003 of the White House Tapes.