Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 158 › Conversation 158-005

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Richard T. Kennedy

Friday, December 29, 1972 · 10:30 AM–10:48 AM ET · Camp David Study Table · 12 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation158-005 on Tape 158StartFriday, December 29, 1972 at 10:30 AMEndFriday, December 29, 1972 at 10:48 AMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 158-005 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an official communication. He requested that a call be placed to Colonel Richard T. Kennedy. This administrative interaction served as a brief logistical step to connect the President with a member of the National Security Council staff.

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NARA Description

On December 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 10:48 am. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 158-005 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 158-5

Date: December 29, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:30 am and 10:48 am
Location: Camp David Study Table

The President talked with the Camp David operator.
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                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                           Conversation No. 158-5 (cont’d)

[See Conversation No. 237-9]

       Request for a call to Col. Richard T. Kennedy

Also recorded on December 29, 1972

  • 237-009 10:30 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:30 am and 10:48 am.
  • 158-006 10:48 AM · 18 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:48 am to 11:06 am.
  • 237-010 10:48 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 10:48 am to 11:06 am.
  • 158-007 11:06 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 11:23 am.
  • 158-008 11:06 AM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 11:23 am.
  • 237-011 11:06 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 11:23 am.
  • 237-012 11:06 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 11:23 am.
  • 237-013 11:06 AM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 11:23 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 158-005, December 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/158-005 (accessed October 10, 2026).