Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 1 › Conversation 001-148
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger
Sunday, April 18, 1971 · 1:18 PM–1:28 PM ET · White House Telephone · 4 sec
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On April 18, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 1:28 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 001-148 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 1-148
Date: April 18, 1971
Time: Unknown between 1:18 pm and 1:28 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to Henry A. KissingerTranscript (AI-generated)
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Also recorded on April 18, 1971
- 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.
- 001-149 1:18 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:18 pm and 1:28 pm.
- 001-150 1:28 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 1:28 pm to 1:36 pm.
- 001-151 1:38 PM · 18 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:38 pm and 1:52 pm.
- 001-152 1:38 PM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:38 pm and 1:52 pm.
- 001-153 1:52 PM · 24 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 1:52 pm to 2:16 pm.
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Cite this conversation
Conversation 001-148, April 18, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 408403995). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/001-148 (accessed November 2, 2026).