Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 1 › Conversation 001-141
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger
Sunday, April 18, 1971 · 10:12 AM ET · White House Telephone · 12 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a series of administrative calls through the White House operator to coordinate communication with key staff members. He first attempts to reach National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger and subsequently requests a call to personal aide Stephen B. Bull. These requests serve to facilitate the President's immediate access to his core advisors for ongoing official business.
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NARA Description
On April 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:12 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 001-141 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 1-141
Date: April 18, 1971
Time: 10:12 am
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to Henry A. Kissinger
Call to Stephen B. BullAlso recorded on April 18, 1971
- 001-139 9:15 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:15 am and 9:48 am.
- 001-140 9:48 AM · 26 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Nelson C. Pierce, Jr. talked on the telephone from 9:48 am to 9:49 am.
- 001-142 10:12 AM · 40 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 10:12 am to 10:13 am.
- 001-143 10:13 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 10:13 am.
- 001-144 10:13 AM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 10:13 am to 10:22 am.
- 001-145 10:23 AM · 12 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 10:23 am to 10:35 am.
- 001-146 10:41 AM · 7 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 10:41 am to 10:48 am.
- 001-147 10:48 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:48 am and 11:12 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 001-141, April 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/001-141 (accessed October 12, 2026).