Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 136 › Conversation 136-006
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Henry Kissinger
Saturday, July 22, 1972 · 2:17 PM–2:25 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a brief telephone communication through the Camp David operator to facilitate an urgent connection with National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. This interaction served purely as a logistical bridge to establish direct contact for high-level policy consultations. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this exchange, as its primary purpose was the successful routing of the call.
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NARA Description
On July 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:17 pm and 2:25 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 136-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 136-6
Date: July 22, 1972
Time: Between 2:17 and 2:25 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table (telephone)
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 197-9]
Request for Henry A. KissingerAlso recorded on July 22, 1972
- 136-007 2:17 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:17 pm and 2:25 pm.
- 197-009 2:17 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:17 pm and 2:25 pm.
- 197-010 2:25 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 2:25 pm to 2:31 pm.
- 136-008 2:31 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 2:37 pm.
- 197-011 2:31 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 2:37 pm.
- 136-009 2:37 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:37 pm to 2:44 pm.
- 197-012 2:37 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 2:37 pm to 2:44 pm.
- 136-010 2:44 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:44 pm and 2:46 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 136-006, July 22, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/136-006 (accessed October 12, 2026).