Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 156 › Conversation 156-017
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Henry Kissinger
Wednesday, November 29, 1972 · 10:10 AM–1:47 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 18 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection with National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. This brief administrative exchange served as the necessary logistical step to initiate a high-level policy consultation. No further substantive discussions occurred between the President and the operator during this brief communication.
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NARA Description
On November 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 1:47 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 156-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 156-17
Date: November 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:10 am and 1:47 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 232-9]
Request for a call to Henry A. KissingerAlso recorded on November 29, 1972
- 156-012 10:10 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 1:47 pm.
- 156-013 10:10 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 1:47 pm.
- 156-014 10:10 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 1:47 pm.
- 156-015 10:10 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 1:47 pm.
- 156-016 10:10 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George H. W. Bush talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 1:47 pm.
- 156-018 10:10 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 1:47 pm.
- 156-020 10:10 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 1:47 pm.
- 156-021 10:10 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:10 am and 1:47 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 156-017, November 29, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/156-017 (accessed October 10, 2026).