Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 4 › Conversation 004-044

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Henry Kissinger

Friday, June 4, 1971 · 8:27 PM–8:56 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation004-044 on Tape 4 (tape position 02:12:34–02:12:41)StartFriday, June 4, 1971 at 8:27 PMEndFriday, June 4, 1971 at 8:56 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 004-044 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief telephone call through the White House operator to request a conversation with National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger. This interaction served solely as a logistical bridge to connect the President with his primary foreign policy advisor. No substantive policy discussions took place during this brief operator-assisted exchange.

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Dr. Kissinger please.
Thank you sir.

NARA Description

On June 4, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:27 pm and 8:56 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 004-044 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 4-44

Date: June 4, 1971
Time: Unknown between 8:27 pm and 8:56 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

     President asked to speak with Henry A. Kissinger

Also recorded on June 5, 1971

  • 004-041 8:03 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman talked on the telephone from 8:03 pm to 8:05 pm.
  • 004-042 8:05 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:05 pm and 8:25 pm.
  • 004-043 8:25 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Rose Mary Woods talked on the telephone from 8:25 pm to 8:27 pm.
  • 004-045 8:27 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:27 pm and 8:56 pm.
  • 004-046 8:56 PM · 6 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 8:56 pm to 9:02 pm.
  • 004-047 9:03 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 9:03 pm to 9:08 pm.

Cite this conversation

Conversation 004-044, June 5, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/004-044 (accessed October 12, 2026).