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.
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 AidConversation 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. Kissinger (rev. Jan-02)
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