President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection with National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. This administrative interaction served as a logistical step to enable direct communication between the President and his top foreign policy aide regarding ongoing affairs. No further substantive policy discussions occurred during this brief request for assistance.
On November 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:20 am and 3:03 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 156-006 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 156-6
Date: November 27, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:20 am and 3:03 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David Operator.
Request for a call to Henry A. KissingerNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.