Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 2 › Conversation 002-018
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger
Tuesday, April 20, 1971 · 7:34 PM ET · White House Telephone · 10 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon received a status update from the White House operator regarding the location of National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. The operator informed the President that Kissinger was attending a meeting in the Situation Room and confirmed that a message was being delivered to him. Nixon acknowledged the report and requested that Kissinger contact him once he became available.
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NARA Description
On April 20, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:34 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-018 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 2-18
Date: April 20, 1971
Time: 7:34 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The White House operator talked with the President.
Henry A. Kissinger's locationAlso recorded on April 21, 1971
- 002-016 7:30 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 7:30 pm to 7:33 pm.
- 002-017 7:33 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:33 pm and 7:34 pm.
- 002-019 7:40 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 7:40 pm to 7:43 pm.
- 002-020 7:43 PM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:43 pm and 7:45 pm.
- 002-021 7:45 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 7:45 pm to 7:57 pm.
- 484-011 12:46 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:46 am and 12:50 am.
- 484-012 12:46 AM · 3 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:46 am and 12:50 am.
- 484-001 8:52 AM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:52 am and 8:57 am.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 002-018, April 21, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/002-018 (accessed October 12, 2026).