Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 19 › Conversation 019-070
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger
Tuesday, January 25, 1972 · 8:55 PM–10:03 PM ET · White House Telephone · 1 min
AI Summary
President Nixon directs the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection between Henry Kissinger and Charles Colson. This brief administrative interaction serves as a logistical bridge to enable communication between two key White House advisors. The President personally oversees the routing of this call to ensure the two officials are connected.
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NARA Description
On January 25, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:55 pm and 10:03 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-070 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 19-70
Date: January 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 8:55 pm and 10:03 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to Charles W. Colson for Henry A. KissingerTranscript (AI-generated)
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- 019-067 8:55 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:55 pm and 10:03 pm.
- 019-068 8:55 PM · 18 sec — the White House operator and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:55 pm and 10:03 pm.
- 019-069 8:55 PM · 3 min — Henry A. Kissinger, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, Michael M. Marshall, and Alexander M. Haig, Jr. talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:55 pm and 10:03 pm.
- 019-071 8:55 PM · 2 min — Henry A. Kissinger and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:55 pm and 10:03 pm.
- 019-072 8:55 PM · 9 sec — Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:55 pm and 10:03 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 019-070, January 25, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417192459). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/019-070 (accessed October 29, 2026).