Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 160 › Conversation 160-012
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Henry Kissinger
Saturday, January 6, 1973 · 2:50 PM–2:54 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 13 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an urgent telephone connection with National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. This brief administrative exchange served as the precursor to a high-level policy consultation. No further discussion occurred during this recording as the operator proceeded to place the requested call.
- Henry Kissinger
- White House communications
- Foreign policy consultation
- Administrative logistics
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NARA Description
On January 6, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 2:54 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 160-012 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 160-12
Date: January 6, 1973
Time: Unknown between 2:50 pm and 2:54 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
[See also Conversation No. 240-2]
Request for a telephone call to Henry A. KissingerAlso recorded on January 6, 1973
- 240-002 2:50 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:50 pm and 2:54 pm.
- 160-013 2:54 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 2:54 pm to 2:59 pm.
- 240-003 2:54 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 2:54 pm to 2:59 pm.
- 160-014 2:59 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:59 pm and 3:39 pm.
- 240-004 2:59 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 2:59 pm and 3:39 pm.
- 240-005 2:59 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 2:59 pm and 3:39 pm.
- 160-015 3:39 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at Camp David from 3:39 pm to 3:44 pm.
- 240-006 3:39 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 3:39 pm to 3:44 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 160-012, January 6, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/160-012 (accessed October 21, 2026).