Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 158 › Conversation 158-016

Nixon phone call with Kennedy on Camp David and travel logistics

Friday, December 29, 1972 · 12:08 PM–12:09 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 1 min

ParticipantsKennedy, Richard T. (Col.); Nixon, Richard M. (President)Conversation158-016 on Tape 158StartFriday, December 29, 1972 at 12:08 PMEndFriday, December 29, 1972 at 12:09 PMRecording deviceCamp David Study TableSourceNixon Library record for 158-016 ↗

AI Summary

Colonel Richard T. Kennedy contacted President Nixon to coordinate travel logistics for a scheduled visit to Camp David. Kennedy proposed a timeline for his and Gerald L. Warren's departure and arrival to ensure the meeting could proceed as planned. The President approved the suggested arrangements, finalizing the travel itinerary for the group.

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Yeah.

Mr. President, I have Colonel Kennedy calling for you.

Yeah.

Go ahead.

Hello, Mr. President.

Yeah, hi.

I was just talking to Jerry.

We could hopefully come up if that'll be convenient to you.

Fine, fine.

We could be up, we could leave here, say, in about 30 or 40 minutes, and be up there in about 1.30.

Fine, fine.

All right, so we'll do that.

Fine.

And we'll do it quickly.

Uh, let me ask you to do this, uh, so you can get away with, uh,

NARA Description

On December 29, 1972, Col. Richard T. Kennedy and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:08 pm to 12:09 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 158-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 158-16

Date: December 29, 1972
Time: 12:08 pm - 12:09 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table

Col. Richard T. Kennedy talked with the President.

[See Conversation No. 237-20]

       Kennedy’s and Gerald L. Warren’s schedules
            -Arrival to Camp David
                  -Timing
                  -Arrangements
                        -Pentagon

Also recorded on December 29, 1972

158-014 11:59 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:59 am and 12:01 pm.
158-015 12:01 PM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:01 pm to 12:08 pm.
237-019 12:01 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:01 pm to 12:08 pm.
237-020 12:08 PM · 1 min — Col. Richard T. Kennedy and President Richard M. Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:08 pm to 12:09 pm.
158-017 12:09 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 12:09 pm and 12:13 pm.
237-021 12:09 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 12:09 pm and 12:13 pm.
158-018 12:13 PM · 23 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 12:13 pm to 12:37 pm.
237-022 12:13 PM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 12:13 pm to 12:37 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 158-016, 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/158-016 (accessed October 11, 2026).