Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 19 › Conversation 019-050
Kissinger phone call on William Safire
Monday, January 24, 1972 · 4:05 PM–4:20 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec
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On January 24, 1972, Henry A. Kissinger and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:05 pm and 4:20 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 019-050 of the White House Tapes.
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Conversation No. 19-50
Date: January 24, 1972
Time: Unknown between 4:05 pm and 4:20 pm
Location: White House Telephone
Henry A. Kissinger talked with the White House operator.
[See Conversation No. 317-15E]
Request for a call to William L. SafireTranscript (AI-generated)
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- 019-052 4:20 PM · 8 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:20 pm and 4:27 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 019-050, January 24, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417192419). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/019-050 (accessed November 10, 2026).