Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 153 › Conversation 153-004
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Henry Kissinger
Tuesday, November 14, 1972 · 9:00 AM–9:36 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 11 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his National Security Advisor, Henry Kissinger. This brief interaction served solely as a logistical request to initiate a high-level discussion regarding ongoing foreign policy matters. The exchange highlights the standard procedure Nixon employed to manage secure communications while stationed at the presidential retreat.
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NARA Description
On November 14, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:36 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 153-004 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 153-4
Date: November 14, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:00 am and 9:36 am
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
Conversation No. 153-4 (cont’d)
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 224-10]
Request for a call to Henry A. KissingerAlso recorded on November 14, 1972
- 224-010 9:00 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:36 am.
- 225-006 9:00 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:00 am and 9:08 am.
- 153-005 9:36 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:36 am to 9:48 am.
- 224-011 9:36 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:36 am to 9:48 am.
- 153-006 9:54 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 9:54 am.
- 224-012 9:54 AM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at 9:54 am.
- 224-013 9:54 AM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:54 am and 10:02 am.
- 153-007 10:02 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Mamie G. Eisenhower talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:02 am to 10:04 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 153-004, November 14, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/153-004 (accessed October 8, 2026).