Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 3 › Conversation 003-190

Nixon phone call with Kissinger on Nelson A. Rockefeller

Saturday, May 29, 1971 · 9:08 AM–10:00 AM ET · White House Telephone · 3 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operator; Kissinger, Henry A.Conversation003-190 on Tape 3 (tape position 04:34:45–04:34:50)StartSaturday, May 29, 1971 at 9:08 AMEndSaturday, May 29, 1971 at 10:00 AMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 003-190 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon and Henry Kissinger coordinate a telephone call to Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller. The brief exchange serves as a logistical precursor to a private consultation between the President and the Governor. No substantive policy matters are finalized during this connection process.

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Governor Rockefeller, please.

NARA Description

On May 29, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:08 am and 10:00 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 003-190 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 003-190

Date: May 29, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:08 am and 10:00 am
Location: White House Telephone

       Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, NARA Online Public Access Catalog Identifier: 597542

The President talked with the White House operator; Henry A. Kissinger can be heard in the
background.

[See Conversation No. 507-004A]

     Call to Nelson A. Rockefeller

Also recorded on May 29, 1971

  • 507-001 8:13 AM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:13 am and 9:08 am.
  • 507-002 8:13 AM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:13 am and 9:08 am.
  • 507-003 8:13 AM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:13 am and 9:08 am.
  • 507-004 8:13 AM · 1 hr 19 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Henry A. Kissinger, Manolo Sanchez, White House operator, and Nelson A. Rockefeller met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 8:13 am and 10:32 am.
  • 003-191 10:00 AM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Nelson A. Rockefeller talked on the telephone from 10:00 am to 10:06 am.
  • 507-005 10:32 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:32 am and 10:48 am.
  • 507-006 10:32 AM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Alexander P. Butterfield met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:32 am and 10:48 am.
  • 507-007 10:32 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:32 am and 10:48 am.

All 12 conversations from May 29, 1971 →

Cite this conversation

Conversation 003-190, May 29, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/003-190 (accessed September 26, 2026).