Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 213 › Conversation 213-015

Nixon phone call with Camp David Operator on Henry Kissinger

Sunday, September 24, 1972 · 10:03 AM–11:37 AM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 9 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Camp David OperatorConversation213-015 on Tape 213StartSunday, September 24, 1972 at 10:03 AMEndSunday, September 24, 1972 at 11:37 AMRecording deviceCamp David Hard WireSourceNixon Library record for 213-015 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiates a brief request to be connected with his National Security Advisor, Henry Kissinger. The exchange serves solely as a logistical communication with the Camp David operator to facilitate this high-level contact. No substantive policy discussions or decisions are recorded during this brief administrative interaction.

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Dr. Kissinger.
Kissinger, please.

NARA Description

On September 24, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:03 am and 11:37 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 213-015 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 213-15

Date: September 24, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:03 am and 11:37 am
Location: Camp David Hard Wire

The President talked with the Camp David operator.

[See Conversation no. 154-6]

Also recorded on September 24, 1972

  • 154-006 10:03 AM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 10:03 am and 11:37 am.
  • 154-007 11:37 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:37 am to 11:52 am.
  • 213-016 11:37 AM · 15 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:37 am to 11:52 am.
  • 154-008 11:52 AM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:52 am and 11:56 am.
  • 213-017 11:52 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:52 am and 11:56 am.
  • 213-018 11:52 AM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, and Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 11:52 am and 11:56 am.
  • 154-009 11:56 AM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at Camp David from 11:56 am to 12:46 pm.
  • 213-019 11:56 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 11:56 am to 12:46 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 213-015, September 24, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/213-015 (accessed October 12, 2026).