Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 23 › Conversation 023-159
Nixon, Kissinger & Connally on Kenneth Rush and Foreign Policy
Thursday, May 4, 1972 · 3:55 PM–5:15 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec
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On May 4, 1972, Alexander P. Butterfield, Henry A. Kissinger, President Richard M. Nixon, and John B. Connally talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:55 pm and 5:15 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 023-159 of the White House Tapes.
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Conversation No. 23-159
Date: May 4, 1972
Time: Unknown between 3:55 and 5:15 pm
Location: White House Telephone
Alexander P. Butterfield talked with Henry A. Kissinger.
[See also Conversation No. 334-44H]
The President conferred with John B. Connally during the conversation.
[See Conversation No. 334-44H]
[End of conferral]
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 023-159, May 4, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417193603). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/023-159 (accessed October 29, 2026).