President Nixon initiates a brief telephone call through the White House operator to contact National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. This exchange serves as a standard administrative request to establish a secure line for communication. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this brief connection.
On January 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:36 pm and 3:40 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-145 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 17-145 Date: January 2, 1972 Time: Unknown between 3:36 pm and 3:40 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 311-45] Request for a call to Henry A. Kissinger
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