Conversation 002-140

TapeTape 2StartMonday, May 10, 1971 at 7:08 PMEndMonday, May 10, 1971 at 7:12 PMTape start time05:19:34Tape end time05:19:41ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  White House operatorRecording deviceWhite House Telephone

President Nixon contacted the White House operator to initiate a telephone connection with National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. This brief administrative interaction served as a logistical bridge to facilitate a high-level discussion on foreign policy matters. The exchange focused solely on the internal coordination required to reach the President's key diplomatic advisor.

Henry KissingerWhite House communicationsForeign policy coordinationPresidential administration

On May 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:08 pm and 7:12 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 002-140 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 2-140

Date: May 10, 1971
Time: Unknown between 7:08 pm and 7:12 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to Henry A. Kissinger

No transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.