Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 157 › Conversation 157-018
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Richard T. Kennedy and Camp David
Wednesday, December 6, 1972 · 5:31 PM–5:54 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection with Colonel Richard T. Kennedy. This brief administrative exchange served as the precursor to a substantive discussion between the President and the Colonel. The conversation concluded with the operator processing the requested call to ensure the two parties could be connected.
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NARA Description
On December 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:31 pm and 5:54 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 157-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 157-18
Date: December 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:31 pm and 5:54 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 234-3]
Request for a call to Col. Richard T. KennedyAlso recorded on December 6, 1972
- 157-017 5:31 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:31 pm and 5:54 pm.
- 233-022 5:31 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:31 pm and 5:54 pm.
- 234-001 5:31 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:31 pm and 5:54 pm.
- 234-002 5:31 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:31 pm and 5:54 pm.
- 234-003 5:31 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:31 pm and 5:54 pm.
- 157-019 5:54 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy talked on the telephone at Camp David from 5:54 pm to 5:59 pm.
- 234-004 5:54 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 5:54 pm to 5:59 pm.
- 157-020 5:59 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:59 pm and 8:16 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 157-018, December 6, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/157-018 (accessed October 10, 2026).