Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 1 › Conversation 001-040
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger
Wednesday, April 7, 1971 · 11:14 PM–11:21 PM ET · White House Telephone · 2 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate a telephone connection to Henry Kissinger's residence. This brief administrative exchange served solely to bridge the communication gap between the President and his National Security Advisor late in the evening. No substantive policy discussions were recorded during this connection request.
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NARA Description
On April 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:14 pm and 11:21 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 001-040 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 1-40
Date: April 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 11:14 pm and 11:21 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to Henry A. KissingerAlso recorded on April 8, 1971
- 001-036 11:12 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Hobart D. Lewis talked on the telephone at 11:12 pm.
- 001-037 11:13 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 11:13 pm to 11:14 pm.
- 001-038 11:14 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:14 pm and 11:21 pm.
- 001-039 11:14 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:14 pm and 11:21 pm.
- 001-041 11:14 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:14 pm and 11:21 pm.
- 001-042 11:14 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:14 pm and 11:21 pm.
- 001-043 11:14 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Freeman F. Gosden, Jr. talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:14 pm and 11:21 pm.
- 001-044 11:14 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:14 pm and 11:21 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 001-040, April 8, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/001-040 (accessed October 9, 2026).