Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-125
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger
Tuesday, May 25, 1971 · 9:29 PM ET · White House Telephone · 9 sec
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On May 25, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:29 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-125 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 003-125
Date: May 25, 1971
Time: 9:29 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to Henry A. Kissinger
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Also recorded on May 25, 1971
- 003-118 8:28 PM · 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 8:28 pm to 8:47 pm.
- 003-119 8:36 PM · 3 sec — the White House operator and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:36 pm and 8:53 pm.
- 003-120 8:36 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:36 pm and 8:53 pm.
- 003-121 8:53 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 8:53 pm to 9:14 pm.
- 003-122 9:14 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:14 pm and 9:15 pm.
- 003-123 9:15 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 9:15 pm to 9:20 pm.
- 003-124 9:20 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:20 pm and 9:29 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 003-125, May 25, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417188489). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-125 (accessed November 3, 2026).