Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 145 › Conversation 145-022

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Henry Kissinger

Monday, October 2, 1972 · 8:43 PM–8:51 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 23 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation145-022 on Tape 145StartMonday, October 2, 1972 at 8:43 PMEndMonday, October 2, 1972 at 8:51 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 145-022 ↗

AI Summary

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.

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Yes, please.
Brother, would you ring Dr. Kissinger?
He may be in Birch with Mr. Gromyko, but would you find out and get him on the phone for me, please?
All right, Mr. President.

NARA Description

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 Aid

Conversation No. 145-22

Date: October 2, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:43 pm and 8:51 pm

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. Gromyko

Also recorded on October 3, 1972

  • 145-020 8:36 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:36 pm and 8:39 pm.
  • 214-032 8:36 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:36 pm and 8:39 pm.
  • 145-021 8:39 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:39 pm to 8:43 pm.
  • 214-033 8:39 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:39 pm to 8:43 pm.
  • 214-034 8:43 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:43 pm and 8:51 pm.
  • 214-035 8:43 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 8:43 pm and 8:51 pm.
  • 145-023 8:51 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 8:51 pm to 8:52 pm.
  • 214-036 8:51 PM · 54 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 8:51 pm to 8:52 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 145-022, October 3, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/145-022 (accessed October 12, 2026).