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.
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 AidConversation 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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[See Conversation No. 225-7]
Request for a call to Henry A. KissingerThis 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 Do not cite this transcript as authoritative.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.