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.
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 AidConversation 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. KennedyThis 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 Do not cite this transcript as authoritative.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.