President Nixon initiates a telephonic request to the Camp David operator to connect him with Colonel Richard T. Kennedy. This brief interaction serves as a logistical bridge to facilitate communication with a key member of the National Security Council staff. No substantive policy discussions occur during this short exchange beyond the placement of the call.
On December 9, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:46 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 157-041 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 157-41 Date: December 9, 1972 Time: Unknown between 6:50 pm and 7:46 pm Location: Camp David Study Table The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 235-22] Request for a call to Richard T. Kennedy
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