Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 19 › Conversation 019-085
Kissinger phone call on John B. Connally and Administrative coordination
Tuesday, January 25, 1972 · 10:10 PM–10:17 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec
AI Summary
Henry A. Kissinger directed the White House operator to route an incoming telephone call from Treasury Secretary John B. Connally to his office. The interaction served as a brief administrative coordination to facilitate direct communication between the two officials. No substantive policy discussions took place during this brief exchange.
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NARA Description
On January 25, 1972, Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:10 pm and 10:17 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-085 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 19-85
Date: January 25, 1972
Time: Unknown between 10:10 pm and 10:l7 pm
Location: White House Telephone
Henry A. Kissinger talked with the White House operator..
Possible call from John B. Connally
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 019-085, January 25, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/019-085 (accessed October 27, 2026).