Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 184 › Conversation 184-009

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Henry Kissinger

Monday, December 18, 1972 · 11:24 AM–11:25 AM ET · Camp David Study Desk · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation184-009 on Tape 184StartMonday, December 18, 1972 at 11:24 AMEndMonday, December 18, 1972 at 11:25 AMRecording deviceCamp David Study DeskSourceNixon Library record for 184-009 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate a telephone connection with his National Security Advisor, Henry Kissinger. The brief exchange served as a logistical request to initiate this communication. No further policy or substantive matters were discussed during this interaction.

Audio

Download MP3 · 0.2 MB

Transcript (AI-generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Names and numbers are often wrong; speakers are not identified. Do not cite it as authoritative — verify against the audio and the finding aid.

Download transcript (.txt) · JSON data

So you've got to be different.

NARA Description

On December 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:24 am and 11:25 am. The Camp David Study Desk taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 184-009 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 184-9

Date: December 18, 1972
                                                -10-

                   NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                           Conversation No. 184-12 (cont’d)

Time: Unknown between 11:24 am and 11:25 am
Location: Camp David Study Desk

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

       Request for a call to Henry A. Kissinger

Also recorded on December 18, 1972

184-003 10:46 AM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:46 am and 10:48 am.
184-004 10:46 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Marjorie P. Acker talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:46 am and 10:48 am.
184-005 10:46 AM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:46 am and 10:48 am.
184-006 10:48 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone at Camp David from 10:48 am to 11:11 am.
184-007 11:11 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:11 am and 11:14 am.
184-008 11:14 AM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:14 am to 11:24 am.
184-010 11:25 AM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:25 am to 11:35 am.
184-011 11:35 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:35 am and 12:28 pm.

All 29 conversations from December 18, 1972 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 184-009, December 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/184-009 (accessed October 10, 2026).