President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an urgent communication with Colonel Richard T. Kennedy. The primary objective of the call was to secure a connection to Kennedy, who served as a key staff member on the National Security Council. This brief administrative interaction served as the necessary logistical step for the President to consult with his advisor on pressing foreign policy or national security matters.
On December 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at 5:03 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 158-019 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 158-19 Date: December 29, 1972 Time: 5:03 pm Location: Camp David Study Table The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 237-25] Request for a call to Col. Richard T. Kennedy
No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.