Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 234 › Conversation 234-002
Nixon phone call with Haldeman on Henry Kissinger and Anatoliy Dobrynin
Wednesday, December 6, 1972 · 5:31 PM–5:54 PM ET · Camp David Hard Wire · 3 min
AI Summary
President Nixon and H. R. Haldeman met to review a cable from Henry Kissinger regarding a discussion between Colonel Richard T. Kennedy and Soviet Ambassador Anatoliy F. Dobrynin. The two men critically evaluated the emotional tone and content of recent interviews given by Kissinger, specifically criticizing his remarks to Oriana Fallaci. This exchange served as a debriefing session on diplomatic communications and the potential political fallout from Kissinger's public commentary.
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NARA Description
On December 6, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:31 pm and 5:54 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 234-002 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 234-2
Date: December 6, 1972
Time: Unknown between 5:31 pm and 5:54 pm
Location: Camp David Hard Wire
The President met with H. R. (“Bob”) Haldeman.
Henry A. Kissinger’s cable
Cable
-Col. Richard T. Kennedy
-Conversation with Anatoliy F. Dobrynin
Kissinger
-Emotions
-[Interview with Oriana Fallaci, November 2 and 4, 1972]
Cable
-Haldeman’s reading
-Kennedy’s call to the President
-Timing
-2-
NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUMAlso recorded on December 6, 1972
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- 157-018 5:31 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:31 pm and 5:54 pm.
- 233-022 5:31 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:31 pm and 5:54 pm.
- 234-001 5:31 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:31 pm and 5:54 pm.
- 234-003 5:31 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:31 pm and 5:54 pm.
- 157-019 5:54 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy talked on the telephone at Camp David from 5:54 pm to 5:59 pm.
- 234-004 5:54 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Col. Richard T. Kennedy met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David from 5:54 pm to 5:59 pm.
- 157-020 5:59 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator talked on the telephone at Camp David at an unknown time between 5:59 pm and 8:16 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 234-002, December 6, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/234-002 (accessed October 10, 2026).