Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-124

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger

Tuesday, May 25, 1971 · 9:20 PM–9:29 PM ET · White House Telephone · 5 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation003-124 on Tape 3 (tape position 03:10:21–03:10:29)StartTuesday, May 25, 1971 at 9:20 PMEndTuesday, May 25, 1971 at 9:29 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 003-124 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417188487 ↗

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NARA Description

On May 25, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:20 pm and 9:29 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-124 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 003-124

Date: May 25, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:20 pm and 9:29 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     Call to Henry A. Kissinger

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  • 003-121 8:53 PM · 21 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 8:53 pm to 9:14 pm.
  • 003-122 9:14 PM · 4 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:14 pm and 9:15 pm.
  • 003-123 9:15 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 9:15 pm to 9:20 pm.
  • 003-125 9:29 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 9:29 pm.

Cite this conversation

Conversation 003-124, May 25, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417188487). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-124 (accessed November 2, 2026).