Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 184 › Conversation 184-011
Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Henry Kissinger
Monday, December 18, 1972 · 11:35 AM–12:28 PM ET · Camp David Study Desk · 14 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the Camp David operator to facilitate an urgent communication with his National Security Advisor, Henry Kissinger. The primary purpose of the brief interaction was to place an outgoing call through the White House switchboard. This request reflects the standard administrative procedure Nixon utilized to maintain secure, direct lines of communication with his top foreign policy official during his stay at the presidential retreat.
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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 11:35 am and 12:28 pm. The Camp David Study Desk taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 184-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 184-11
Date: December 18, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:35 am and 12:28 pm
Location: Camp David Study Desk
The President talked with the Camp David operator.
Request for a call to Henry A. KissingerAlso 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.
- 184-009 11:24 AM · 9 sec — 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.
- 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.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 184-011, 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/184-011 (accessed October 10, 2026).