President Nixon contacted the White House operator to facilitate an urgent connection to National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger. This administrative interaction served as a logistical bridge to initiate a direct line of communication between the President and his top foreign policy aide. The call highlights the established protocol for the President to secure private, immediate access to senior staff during the workday.
On June 11, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 5:43 pm and 5:46 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 005-011 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 5-11
Date: June 11, 1971
Time: Unknown between 5:43 pm and 5:46 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Call to Henry A. KissingerNo transcript is available for this conversation. The audio may not contain audible speech, or the recording may not yet have been processed.