President Nixon communicated with the Camp David operator to facilitate a scheduled call with National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. Upon learning that Kissinger was temporarily unavailable while at the barber shop, the President instructed the operator to have Kissinger return the call at his convenience. This brief exchange served solely to manage the logistics of the President's ongoing communication with his foreign policy advisor.
On June 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 12:31 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 133-014 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 133-14 Date: June 8, 1972 Time: 12:31 pm Location: Camp David Study Table (telephone) The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 193-17B] Return call Henry A. Kissinger -Location
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