Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 153 › Conversation 153-027
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Henry Kissinger
Wednesday, November 15, 1972 · 9:00 AM–9:08 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an urgent telephone call to National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. The primary purpose of this brief administrative exchange was to initiate communication regarding matters of state. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this brief request for connection.
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NARA Description
On November 15, 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 9:08 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 153-027 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 153-27
Date: November 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:00 am and 9:08 am
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
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NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM
[See Conversation No. 225-7]
Request for a call to Henry A. KissingerAlso recorded on November 15, 1972
- 225-007 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 9:08 am.
- 225-008 9:00 AM · 10 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.
- 153-028 9:08 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:08 am to 9:14 am.
- 225-009 9:08 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 9:08 am to 9:14 am.
- 225-010 9:14 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 9:50 am.
- 225-011 9:14 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and John V. Brennan met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 9:50 am.
- 225-012 9:14 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 9:50 am.
- 225-013 9:14 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:14 am and 9:50 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 153-027, November 15, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/153-027 (accessed October 9, 2026).