Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 1 › Conversation 001-124
Nixon phone call with Kissinger on Herbert G. Klein
Saturday, April 17, 1971 · 10:52 AM–11:02 AM ET · White House Telephone · 17 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon and Henry Kissinger discuss the travel status of Director of Communications Herbert G. Klein, who is currently en route to Dallas. Following an brief update from the White House operator, the President determines that no immediate action is necessary regarding Klein. Nixon concludes the brief coordination call by deciding to delay any further communication with Klein until the following day.
- Herbert G. Klein
- Communications strategy
- White House coordination
- Scheduling
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NARA Description
On April 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:52 am and 11:02 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 001-124 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 1-124
Date: April 17, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:52 am and 11:02 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President conferred with Henry A. Kissinger.
Meeting
The White House operator talked with the President at an unknown time between 10:52 am and
11:02 am.
[See Conversation No. 481-5D]
Herbert G. Klein's locationAlso recorded on April 17, 1971
- 053-002 9:34 AM · 1 hr 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Peter G. Peterson, George P. Shultz, John B. Connally, Maurice H. Stans, David M. Kennedy, Henry A. Kissinger, Peter M. Flanigan, and U. Alexis Johnson met in the Cabinet Room of the White House at an unknown time between 9:34 am and 10:45 am.
- 481-009 9:34 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:34 am to 3:30 pm.
- 001-123 10:45 AM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, J. Edgar Hoover, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 10:45 am to 10:52 am.
- 481-005 10:46 AM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, J. Edgar Hoover, Michael J. ("Mike") Mansfield, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:46 am and 11:24 am.
- 001-125 11:02 AM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 11:02 am and 11:24 am.
- 481-006 11:24 AM · 22 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, White House operator, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, William M. Lukash, and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:24 am to 11:49 am.
- 001-126 11:25 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and William M. Lukash talked on the telephone at 11:25 am.
- 481-008 11:49 AM · 57 sec — Stephen B. Bull and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:49 am and 1:00 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 001-124, April 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/001-124 (accessed October 10, 2026).