Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-079
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger
Tuesday, November 2, 1971 · 11:28 PM–11:44 PM ET · White House Telephone · 6 sec
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NARA Description
On November 2, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:28 pm and 11:44 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-079 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 013-079
Date: November 2, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:28 pm and 11:44 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Henry A. KissingerTranscript (AI-generated)
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- 013-080 11:44 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 11:44 pm to 11:57 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 013-079, November 2, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417190373). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-079 (accessed November 3, 2026).