President Nixon initiates a brief communication through the Camp David operator to establish a connection with Colonel Kennedy. This administrative exchange serves the primary purpose of facilitating a specific phone call for the President. No further policy discussions or substantive developments occur during this brief interaction.
On December 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 4:40 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 233-020 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 233-020 Page | 41 White House Tapes of the Nixon Administration, 1971-1973 Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542 Date: December 6, 1972 Time: Unknown between 3:31 pm and 4:40 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 157-15]
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