Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 13 › Conversation 013-143
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger
Thursday, November 4, 1971 · 7:44 PM ET · White House Telephone · 4 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate an urgent telephone call to National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. The brief interaction served solely to facilitate this communication channel. No further substantive policy discussions occurred during this exchange.
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NARA Description
On November 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:44 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 013-143 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 013-143
Date: November 4, 1971
Time: 7:44 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Henry A. KissingerAlso recorded on November 5, 1971
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- 013-136 7:24 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:24 pm and 7:35 pm.
- 013-138 7:35 PM · 48 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Lloyd J. Christie talked on the telephone from 7:35 pm to 7:36 pm.
- 013-139 7:36 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:36 pm and 7:37 pm.
- 013-140 7:37 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:37 pm to 7:38 pm.
- 013-141 7:38 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:38 pm and 7:43 pm.
- 013-142 7:43 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 7:43 pm to 7:44 pm.
- 013-144 7:44 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:44 pm and 7:47 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 013-143, November 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/013-143 (accessed September 19, 2026).