Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 6 › Conversation 006-039

Kissinger phone call on Anatoliy F. Dobrynin and Diplomacy

Wednesday, June 30, 1971 · 9:23 AM–9:45 AM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec

ParticipantsKissinger, Henry A.; White House operatorConversation006-039 on Tape 6 (tape position 00:44:40–00:44:48)StartWednesday, June 30, 1971 at 9:23 AMEndWednesday, June 30, 1971 at 9:45 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 006-039 ↗

AI Summary

Henry Kissinger requested that the White House operator place an immediate telephone call to Soviet Ambassador Anatoliy F. Dobrynin. The brief interaction served as a logistical step to facilitate direct communication between the National Security Advisor and the Soviet envoy. This outreach reflects the ongoing high-level diplomatic channels maintained by the Nixon administration during this period of Cold War engagement.

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Can you get me Ambassador Dobrynin immediately, please?
Surely.

NARA Description

On June 30, 1971, Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:23 am and 9:45 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 006-039 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 6-39

Date: June 30, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:23 am and 9:45 am
Location: White House Telephone

Henry A. Kissinger talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 532-6C]

     Call to Anatoliy F. Dobrynin

Also recorded on June 30, 1971

  • 532-004 9:05 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William P. Rogers, Melih Esembel, Ronald L. Ziegler, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, and White House photographer met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:05 am to 9:09 am.
  • 532-005 9:13 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at 9:13 am.
  • 532-006 9:13 AM · 38 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, Alexander M. Haig, Jr., Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, and F. Edward Hébert met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:13 am to 9:54 am.
  • 006-038 9:23 AM · 56 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:23 am and 9:45 am.
  • 006-040 9:23 AM · 1 min — Henry A. Kissinger, Anatoliy F. Dobrynin, and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:23 am and 9:45 am.
  • 006-041 9:23 AM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:23 am and 9:45 am.
  • 006-042 9:45 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon, F. Edward Hébert, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 9:45 am to 9:50 am.
  • 006-043 9:50 AM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 9:59 am.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 006-039, June 30, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/006-039 (accessed October 5, 2026).