Henry A. Kissinger requested that the Camp David operator connect him via telephone to Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr. This brief exchange functioned strictly as a logistical coordination to facilitate a direct conversation between the National Security Advisor and the Chief of Naval Operations. The communication was successfully established to initiate a high-level dialogue between the two officials.
On October 2, 1972, Henry A. Kissinger and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 4:59 pm and 8:22 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 145-016 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 145-16 Date: October 2, 1972 Time: Unknown between 4:59 pm and 8:22 pm Location: Camp David Study Table Henry A. Kissinger talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 214-26] Call from Adm. Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr.
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