Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 17 › Conversation 017-149
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry A. Kissinger
Sunday, January 2, 1972 · 4:07 PM–6:35 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec
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NARA Description
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 Aid
Conversation 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. KissingerTranscript (AI-generated)
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- 311-048 3:58 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:58 pm to 4:07 pm.
- 311-049 4:07 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:07 pm and 6:35 pm.
- 311-050 4:07 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:07 pm and 6:35 pm.
- 311-051 4:07 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:07 pm and 6:35 pm.
- 311-052 4:07 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:07 pm and 6:35 pm.
- 311-053 4:07 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:07 pm and 6:35 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 017-149, January 2, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417192061). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/017-149 (accessed November 8, 2026).