President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to request a telephone connection with his National Security Advisor, Henry Kissinger. The brief exchange served as a logistical bridge to facilitate a high-level discussion on foreign policy or national security matters. No substantive policy decisions were reached during this administrative interaction.
On July 22, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:47 pm and 3:57 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 136-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 136-12 Date: July 22, 1972 Time: Unknown between 2:47 and 3:57 pm Location: Camp David Study Table (telephone) The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 197-15] Request for Henry A. Kissinger
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