President Nixon initiated a brief telephone communication with the White House operator to request an outgoing call to National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. This administrative interaction served as the necessary logistical step to connect the President with his primary foreign policy advisor late in the evening. No substantive policy discussions were recorded during this brief exchange.
On April 15, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:01 pm and 11:05 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-130 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 22-130
Date: April 15, 1972
Time: Unknown between 11:01 pm and 11:05 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with White House operator.
Request for call to Henry A. KissingerThis transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.