President Nixon initiates a brief telephonic request through the Camp David operator to be connected with Colonel Kennedy. This interaction serves purely as a functional logistical step to facilitate direct communication with a specific staff member. No policy discussions or substantive administrative developments occur during this brief 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 10:30 am and 10:48 am. The Camp David Hard Wire taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 237-009 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 237-9 Date: December 29, 1972 Time: Unknown between 10:30 am and 10:48 am Location: Camp David Hard Wire The President talked with the Camp David operator. [See Conversation No. 158-5]
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