President Nixon directed the Camp David operator to connect him with National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. Nixon sought to determine if Kissinger was currently meeting with Soviet Ambassador Anatoliy Dobrynin and Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko at Birch Lodge. The primary objective was to facilitate a direct communication line with Kissinger amidst his high-level diplomatic discussions.
On October 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:43 pm and 8:51 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 145-022 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 145-22
Date: October 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:43 pm and 8:51 pm
(rev. Feb-24)
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 214-35]
Henry A. Kissinger's location
-Birch lodge
-Anatoliy F. Dobrynin
-Andrei A. GromykoThis transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.