Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 169 › Conversation 169-001
Nixon phone call with Camp David operator on Henry Kissinger
Tuesday, June 19, 1973 · 9:33 PM–9:58 PM ET · Camp David Study Table · 23 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an urgent telephone call. The sole purpose of the communication was to establish a connection with National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. No other substantive policy matters or tactical decisions were discussed during this brief administrative exchange.
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NARA Description
On June 19, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 9:33 pm and 9:58 pm. The Camp David Study Table taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 169-001 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 169-1
Date: June 19, 1973
Time: Unknown between 9:33 pm and 9:58 pm
Location: Camp David Study Table
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
Request for telephone call
-Henry A. KissingerAlso recorded on June 20, 1973
- 169-002 9:58 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 9:58 pm to 10:07 pm.
- 169-003 10:07 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:07 pm and 11:05 pm.
- 169-004 10:07 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:07 pm and 11:05 pm.
- 169-005 11:05 PM · 4 min — Camp David operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and Julie Nixon Eisenhower talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:05 pm to 11:10 pm.
- 169-006 11:10 PM · 17 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:10 pm and 11:16 pm.
- 169-007 11:10 PM · 13 sec — Camp David operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:10 pm and 11:16 pm.
- 169-008 11:10 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:10 pm and 11:16 pm.
- 169-009 11:16 PM · 15 sec — Camp David operator and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:16 pm and 11:28 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 169-001, June 20, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/169-001 (accessed October 12, 2026).