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.
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 AidConversation 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. Kissinger
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