President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an urgent communication request. The primary purpose of the brief interaction was to initiate a telephone call to National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. This exchange highlights the President's reliance on support staff to maintain secure and direct lines of communication with his foreign policy team while at the presidential retreat.
On December 28, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:10 pm and 9:41 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 158-003 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 158-3
Date: December 28, 1972
Time: Unknown between 9:10 pm and 9:41 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
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Conversation No. 158-3 (cont’d)
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See Conversation No. 237-6]
Request for a call to Henry A. KissingerThis 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 Do not cite this transcript as authoritative.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.