President Nixon contacted the White House operator to place a direct phone call to his National Security Advisor, Henry A. Kissinger. This brief administrative exchange served solely as a logistical request to initiate communication with Kissinger. No substantive policy discussions or decisions occurred during this interaction.
On January 2, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:07 pm and 6:35 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-149 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 17-149 Date: January 2, 1972 Time: Unknown between 4:07 pm and 6:35 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 311-53] Request for a call to Henry A. Kissinger
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