President Nixon initiates a brief request for the Camp David operator to connect him with Colonel Kennedy. This call serves as a functional administrative step to facilitate communication between the President and his staff. No substantive policy discussions or major decisions occur during this brief operator-assisted exchange.
On December 29, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Camp David operator met in the Aspen Lodge study at Camp David at an unknown time between 6:44 pm and 6:49 pm. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 237-035 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 237-35 Date: December 29, 1972 Time: Unknown between 6:44 pm and 6:49 pm Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 158-27] -16- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM (rev. July-08)
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